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If the poster follows suit, then The Tribal Chief, who’s been the focal point of RAW after WrestleMania 42, won’t be competing in Riyadh at the specialty event.
The finals of the King and Queen of the Ring will take place in Saudi Arabia, but those are title contests. Roman Reigns may not be appearing at Night of Champions for any of the next four possible reasons.
#4. Recovering from nagging injuries
Ahead of Tribal Combat at Clash in Italy last weekend, some news emerged stating that both Reigns and Jacob Fatu were potentially injured heading into the massive showdown.
The two had intensely physical exchanges leading up to both matches, but kept things low-key and civil in the final appearance. While each star was able to perform, the injuries could still be a minor factor.
Reigns suffered a deep cut on his elbow after one of Fatu’s many attacks. There are three weeks until Night of Champions, and it’s not a broken bone, fracture, or torn ligament. However, the injury could be taking longer than usual to heal.
#3. WWE wasted his feud with Jacob Fatu on Backlash and Clash in Italy
Instead of forgoing a match at Backlash Tampa, WWE officials jumped the gun with Reigns’ first feud by having Jacob Fatu immediately confront him on the RAW after WrestleMania 42.
The first showdown could have occurred at Clash in Italy, helping to sell the severity of Fatu’s attacks by having The Tribal Chief miss a week. Instead, the two squared off twice in May.
As has been the case with every member of the Bloodline, Reigns dispatched of the challenge to keep the status quo. What could have been the quintessential match for Night of Champions and what should have been the most brutal Tribal Combat match, turned out to be the most tame of the three offerings.
By booking two title defenses in one month rather than spacing them out, WWE rushed things just to prove a point with Reigns. He did appear weekly, but now the major champion of RAW won’t be competing at a show specifically featuring champions.
#2. Cody Rhodes is likely headlining the event
As mentioned with the graphic, Cody Rhodes, the WWE Champion, is front and center on the poster for Night of Champions. He’s only put his title on the line once since WrestleMania 42, controversially defeating Gunther at Clash in Italy.
The Ring General had his foot under the ropes during the deciding pinfall. His foot should have made the pin null and void, but instead, the referee’s decision is final. WWE then opted to make Gunther pout so Rhodes could mock him.
It was all set up for another clash over the title, but this time, Sami Zayn will probably be involved. Zayn has been crossing paths and wires with Rhodes over the last few months.
Rhodes brushes off everything Zayn brings up, and Nick Aldis told Zayn to stay out of their business on last week’s SmackDown.
With Sami being extremely popular in Saudi Arabia, he’ll be added to the rematch at Night of Champions. That could be big enough to negate having Reigns defend his title on the card.
#1. WWE is yet to choose The Tribal Chief’s next opponent
Instead of having a rematch with CM Punk or facing someone on RAW like Gunther, LA Knight, or Seth Rollins, WWE opted to have Jacob Fatu be the first person to stand up to Roman Reigns after winning the World Heavyweight Title.
He could have easily done the same with Cody Rhodes since he was a member of SmackDown, but WWE is going to the Bloodline well yet again. By using The Samoan Werewolf as the first challenger and already having two matches, it meant Reigns was surely going to emerge victorious from the feud.
It could have been spread out over two months to sell vicious attacks, but instead, Roman stood up and walked away, or showed up the following week. There are plenty of viable challengers that WWE could select, but they must be holding off for SummerSlam or the upcoming show at Madison Square Garden.
Not picking a new challenger is a strange call, especially since Reigns promised to be around more this time to buck his trend of several hiatuses throughout the year. The credible opponents exist, but WWE must not want to use one of those stars for a title contest at Night of Champions.
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