Jacob Fatu hits Roman Reigns with the Tongan death grip, Seth Rollins calls out Bron Breakker

Roman Reigns walked retired of WrestleMania 42 pinch nan World Heavyweight Championship earlier this month, but it wasn’t agelong earlier a caller challenger emerged pinch his eyes group connected gold.

Jacob Fatu made clear connected nan pursuing "Monday Night Raw" past week that he was gunning for his first world title. Reigns told him that he had to deliberation astir it and that Fatu had to beryllium that he was worthy of a changeable astatine nan championship. Fatu followed up by not only beating Solo Sikoa connected "Friday Night SmackDown," but taking retired nan full MFT faction on pinch him.

Entering Raw this week, Reigns was successful a conception deliberating pinch Jey and Jimmy Uso astir what he should do astir nan "Samoan Werewolf." Jimmy Uso said that Fatu’s pursuit of greatness and what comes on pinch shouldn’t "come astatine nan cost" of Reigns. Jey Uso warned that Fatu was "dangerous."

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Roman Reigns performs successful nan ringing during Monday Night RAW astatine Sames Auto Arena successful Laredo, Texas, connected April 27, 2026. (Cooper Neill/WWE)

The powerfulness struggle came to a caput later successful nan nighttime arsenic Reigns and Fatu met successful nan ring.

Reigns said he put nan World Heavyweight Championship "in nan main event" and that he made nan title "relevant." Then, Fatu came retired to reside Reigns, who said he was hoping that Fatu "made nan correct choice" to merge nan Bloodline and "not disagreement it."

"You said you gave maine a week, I didn’t request a week. I didn’t request a day. Hell, I didn’t moreover request an hr to deliberation astir it. I cognize precisely what I wanted erstwhile I came retired present past Monday," Fatu said. "I didn’t stutter, I didn’t hesitate erstwhile I told you I didn’t want that title, but I request that title."

Fatu said Reigns must person been "stuck" successful his ain main arena mania and that Reigns didn’t "grind" for illustration him to get to wherever he is.

"But it ain’t really you start, it’s really you finish," he continued. "And it sewage maine opinionated present correct now successful beforehand of your a--. Before WWE, you didn’t telephone me, Jimmy didn’t telephone me, Jey didn’t telephone me, but you cognize who did telephone me? Solo called me. Solo gave maine a chance. Solo is nan 1 who put maine connected since I sewage here."

Reigns suggested that Sikoa had thing to do pinch Fatu’s presence successful WWE, saying "Solo couldn’t get a cup of java delivered present if he wanted to."

"Who you deliberation runs this place?" Reigns asked rhetorically. "The ‘OTC’ runs this place. And yeah, I’ve been a small distracted. Things get a small hectic astir here. But I ne'er forgot astir you and I’m nan 1 that signed disconnected connected your a--. But you’re complete present a small confused, sounding for illustration a fool to me.

"You don’t merit it. You haven’t earned it. Me allowing you to compete against me, that’s nepotism. I can’t do that."

Jacob Fatu wrestles Roman Reigns during Monday Night RAW astatine Sames Auto Arena successful Laredo, Texas, connected April 27, 2026. (Cooper Neill/WWE)

Reigns didn’t decorativeness his thought earlier Fatu attacked him pinch a Tongan decease grip to nan face.

"I’m going to return everything, everything from you," Fatu vowed.

Reigns past accepted Fatu’s challenge.

Later, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque announced nan World Heavyweight Championship bout for Backlash – nan adjacent premium unrecorded arena connected nan WWE calendar.

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Monday nighttime Rollins

Seth Rollins opened nan show addressing Bron Breakker, who cost him a triumph complete Gunther astatine WrestleMania. Rollins responded pinch attacks connected Breakker and his Vision stablemates past week.

Rollins and Breakker bickered complete who was responsible for Breakker’s success. Rollins wondered really it benefited Breakker successful nan end. Breakker responded that he didn’t request Rollins to climb to nan apical of nan mountain, he wanted Paul Heyman.

"You needed us," Breakker said emphatically.

Rollins said he saw nan imaginable successful Breakker and Heyman asked him to return Breakker nether his helping arsenic Breakker made his measurement from NXT to nan Raw roster.

"Look astatine you Breakker, you’ve sewage it all. And I’ve been present for 14 years, I person seen athletes from each azygous subject travel successful here," Rollins said. "They are big, they are strong, they are fast, but you are unique. You are nan biggest, nan strongest, nan fastest, nan astir versatile performer I person ever seen successful nan 14 years that I’ve been pinch this company. You person sewage everything, everything to beryllium nan adjacent large prima successful this industry. Everything isolated from nan astir important point (points to his head).

"I cognize amended than anybody what it intends to beryllium a 28-year-old young feline afloat of p—s and vinegar coming into this institution reasoning nan business owes you something, not wanting to hold for nobody. I cognize amended than anybody what it intends to stake connected yourself, to return chances, to make decisions, difficult decisions that group aren’t going to beryllium happy with. I know. But nan quality betwixt you and maine is that you try, I succeed. You try, I succeed, and you cognize why? Let maine conscionable overgarment a fewer pictures for you. Every clip I stake connected myself, it ended successful a main arena aliases a world championship. You stake connected yourself, what did it get you? It sewage you Austin Theory and Logan Paul."

Bron Breakker faces disconnected pinch Seth Rollins successful nan ringing during Monday Night RAW astatine Sames Auto Arena successful Laredo, Texas, connected April 27, 2026. (Cooper Neill/WWE)

Rollins plainly stated that Breakker was "not ready" for nan large clip conscionable yet.

"I’m not ready? That’s nan communicative you want to spell with?" Breakker said "I dislike to break it to you, superstar, but earlier each this was a thing, I was good connected my measurement to becoming a main-eventer pinch aliases without you. I didn’t request you aliases your thief aliases anything. And you want to blasted maine for you losing nan World Heavyweight Championship? That’s fine. The truth is: your assemblage can’t grip it, your mind is excessively brittle and your enarthrosis can’t grip nan weight of strap connected it anymore."

Breakker past singed Rollins pinch being nan champion astatine "being No. 2." Rollins responded that Breakker "wasn’t moreover No. 2 successful your ain family."

Rollins said he would springiness Breakker nan opportunity for a lucifer astatine Backlash. Levesque made it charismatic later successful nan night.

Other notes

Levesque besides booked Iyo Sky vs. Asuka for Backlash. Asuka interrupted Sky’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship lucifer against Becky Lynch, keeping their monthslong feud hot. The 2 Japanese women’s wrestling icons will now do conflict astatine nan adjacent awesome event.

Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez attacked Stephanie Vaquer successful nan back. Michael Cole later said connected nan broadcast that Vaquer was dealt pinch a "sprained AC joint" and could beryllium retired "for a bit."

Paul and Theory interrupted Joe Hendry’s performance during nan show and attacked him, seemingly starting a feud pinch Raw’s newest call-up.

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Match results

Raquel Rodriguez competes against Bayley during Monday Night RAW astatine Sames Auto Arena successful Laredo, Texas, connected April 27, 2026. (Cooper Neill/WWE)

Penta def. Rusev

Becky Lynch def. Iyo Sky to clasp nan Women’s Intercontinental Championship.

Rey Mysterio def. El Grande Americano

Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez def. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria