Roman Reigns has gone through a tremendous rough phase in the recent times. At Wrestlemania 34, he was all set to pick up the Universal Championship from Brock Lesnar and cement himself as the top babyface.
For years now, the process has been going on. But, without winning the title does not give him the opportunity.
Neither at Wrestlemania nor at the Greatest Royal Rumble he got success over Brock Lesnar. The speculations started running rampant about Roman Reigns not being The Guy anymore. Owing to this, the scheduled match at Backlash was so much important for him. Winning this match will allow him to get back the lost momentum.
“This can all end…you just gotta go away.”@SamoaJoe is absolutely owning @WWERomanReigns right now. #WWEBacklash pic.twitter.com/mM2qm9hz86
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 7, 2018
Needless to say that Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe is the mouth-watering lineup for the fans. Previously, these two had some matches on WWE Raw.
This time around, the former NXT champion came back from an injury to challenge the Big Dog in a match. He vowed to put Reigns’ career to sleep.
It’s not pretty; it’s PAIN as @SamoaJoe looks to PUNISH #TheBigDog @WWERomanReigns at #WWEBacklash! @WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/GiSLK8p8lH
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2018
In this situation, the contest took place at Backlash. Samoa Joe seemed focused on destroying Roman Reigns from the get-go of the match. He delivered a powerslam on his opponent sending him through the table.
If that was not enough, he ran through many tables with Roman’s body. It forced the referee to check the Big Dog before the contest started at Backlash.
The BIG DOG with a BIG SPEAR!#WWEBacklash @WWERomanReigns pic.twitter.com/9yFNAp4MtG
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2018
Being a fighting superstar, Roman Reigns got back up in quick time and came back to the contest with a superman punch. He followed it up with a huge spear. Showing his veteran instincts, Joe put his legs on the rope to avoid the pinfall count.
It was a MUST-WIN for @WWERomanReigns, and #TheBigDog did JUST THAT! #WWEBacklash pic.twitter.com/sMhXu5kpOK
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2018
Furthermore, he showed resiliency when he got back to his feet to lock in the choke hold lock on Roman Reigns. The latter one nearly got choked in the clutches.
Reigns, Barely, escapade the hold when Joe set him up for a Muscle Buster. But, the franchise player connected with a huge spear to pin the Samoan Submission Machine. It might earn him a future title shot, as well.