Below are some top WWE news stories of the day, featuring Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, Seth Rollins & more.
• After last night’s SmackDown went off the air, Solo Sikoa posted a photo of Roman Reigns hugging him and wrote the following:
“You lied to me..”
This photo is from a December 2023 segment, where Roman said Solo will be the next Tribal Chief. You can watch it below:
Solo Sikoa on instagram talking about "you lied to me" and Roman Reigns did say he was the next tribal chief!
oh it's about to get messy💀 pic.twitter.com/10Uer2orfx
— Seth Joseph (@SethJoseph95) August 10, 2024
• According to numbers released by WWE, last night’s SmackDown drew a preliminary viewership of 2.43 million, which is the highest viewership for the blue brand since April.
This is up from last week’s 2.18 million viewers.
Last night’s post-SummerSlam episode featured the return of Roman Reigns to the blue brand, as he destroyed Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline.
WATCH: Rhea Ripley’s Bare Buns Captured In A Bikini:
• RAW General Manager Adam Pearce gave the following update on Seth Rollins after the attack by Bronson Reed on Monday:
“Medical staff has informed me that Seth Rollins has suffered several cracked ribs and internal bruising and as such will be out of action for an unspecified period of time.”
Pearce also noted that Reed has fined a huge undisclosed amount.
#WWERaw General Manager @ScrapDaddyAP has some MASSIVE news regarding this Monday's #WWERaw, including an update on @WWERollins' condition. 🚨
📺 8/7c on @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/eGUHQwaGe2
— WWE (@WWE) August 10, 2024
The above listed injuries are storyline based. However, Rollins is banged up and is taking time off to heal.
Pearce also announced new matches for RAW. Below is the updated card:
– Bron Breakker (c) vs. Sami Zayn in a 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match for the Intercontinental Championship
– Damian Priest vs. Carlito
– Damage CTRL (IYO SKY & Kairi Sane) vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark in a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship No.1 Contender’s Match
– American Made (Julius & Brutus Creed) vs. Alpha Academy (Akira Tozawa & Otis)
– Randy Orton will appear
– Rhea Ripley will kick off the show
