The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns had WWE firmly under his grasp until his four-year-long reign came to an end at WrestleMania 40 by Cody Rhodes. Since then, he has not been heard from or appeared on WWE television. However, his Wiseman, Paul Heyman, has said on multiple occasions that Reigns will return in the future.
But after learning that Roman Reigns will not be returning on the latest episode of SmackDown, Heyman’s unseen reaction has been revealed to the fans.
Who told Paul Heyman that Roman Reigns is not coming back?
During the latest edition of SmackDown, the now Head of the Table, Solo Sikoa, and his Bloodline cohorts, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, led the charge to attack the hometown hero in attendance, CM Punk. However, the threat was neutralized by the arrival of Bloodline’s sworn enemy, the current Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes.
This would set up a main event showdown between Solo Sikoa and Cody Rhodes on SmackDown. However, just as Solo was about to leave the backstage area for his match, he had a talk with Paul Heyman. The Wiseman informed him that he just had to keep Cody in check until Roman Reigns came back.
In a shocking turn of events, Solo disclosed to Heyman that Reigns is not returning to WWE, leaving him stunned, much like the Roman Reigns fanbase all over the world, who have expressed their desire to see him ever since he went on hiatus.
Moreover, what the cameras missed was the fact that Heyman had no emotion on his face as he walked with Solo Sikoa to the ring for his match. He was not his usual enthusiastic and confident self and seemingly left shocked after learning the latest development about his Tribal Chief.
Paul Heyman has no emotion ringside after hearing Roman is not returning. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/p8TndI7lhL
— Diego Loveridge (@diego_loveridge) June 22, 2024
With Solo Sikoa announcing that Roman Reigns is out of the picture for good, we will have to wait and see if that is true.
