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This year's WWE SummerSlam main event between Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman lived up to all the hype and the expectations the WWE Universe had in the Universal Championship bout between the two. Eventually, Strowman failed to successfully defend his Universal Championship to his former leader and by the end of a brutal Falls Count Anywhere Match, it was The Fiend that left the WWE ThunderDome with the Universal Championship.
However, much to everyone's shock, WWE had one last twist in the tale, one last swerve for all their fans who tuned in — the triumphant return of Roman Reigns in the final segment of the show. The Big Dog would make his surprise return to WWE TV and destroyed both the newly-crowned champion and the former champ, as well.
Not only did Reigns made The Fiend look vulnerable for the first time since the latter had lost to Goldberg but The Big Dog also had some savage trash talk up his sleeve that he used to add further insult to injury. It now remains to be seen if Reigns' first feud since returning will be against the new Universal Champion in Bray Wyatt or if he decides to go after the former champion in Braun Strowman. Regardless of his pick, The Big Dog has had his equal share of issues with both men.
In the past, Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt have shared the ring with one another on numerous occasions. Their feud in WWE dates back to their initial days on the main roster with The Shield and The Wyatt Family, respectively. And given the two men are once again set for a fresh feud on the blue brand, here are five different occasions when Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt destroyed each other in WWE.
Let us know in the comments below which your favorite Roman Reigns-Bray Wyatt brawl of all time is.
#5. Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt cross paths amid the Shield-Wyatt Family chaos
The Shield and The Wyatt Family will always be regarded as two of the most unforgettable factions in WWE history. The two groups walked similar career paths, all having started in NXT and eventually making it big on the main roster.
Both The Shield and The Wyatts have also faced each other in six-man tag team matches and have multiple memorable brawls against each other on TV, as well. One of those occasions came in 2013 when the two groups ended their unlikely alliance on RAW and came to blows. With Dean Ambrose landing the first shots on Rowan and Harper, Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt also took the matter to their own hands on the outside of the ring.
Check out the incredible brawl between The Shield and The Wyatt Family here:
#4. Roman Reigns steps up to Bray Wyatt in place of The Lunatic Fringe
During his time in WWE, Dean Ambrose was part of some finely-crafted feuds and one of them was his intense rivalry against Bray Wyatt. In 2015 though, Wyatt was engaged in a feud with Roman Reigns and courtesy of his genius promo skills, the reigning Universal Champion was always one step ahead of The Big Dog in terms of playing mind games.
However, on an episode of Monday Night RAW, Wyatt was scheduled for a match against Ambrose, who got himself a shot at the leader of The Wyatt Family courtesy of his relationship with Roman Reigns.
Much like anyone else would be, Bray Wyatt was also prepared for a fight against The Lunatic Fringe but as he was making his way down to the ring, Reigns blindsided his rival and finally got his hands on Bray. The Big Dog unleashed on Wyatt, beat him all around the ring, and finally caught him with Superman Punch. Wyatt did manage to get some offense in his favor, as he caught Reigns with his lantern before retreating, avoiding being taken into deep waters by The Big Dog.
Here is the a clip of the brawl between the two:
#3. Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt brawl all over the arena
The year 2015 was significant for both Bray Wyatt and especially Roman Reigns, who was coming off of the dissolution of The Shield and was also equally focused on his singles career. And for one of his first major singles feuds in WWE, he was presented with the tough task of getting past Bray Wyatt.
On a September episode of RAW, Roman Reigns laid out the challenge to Bray Wyatt for a singles match and despite the latter bringing out his Wyatt Family stablemates to the ring, The Big Dog managed to get into Wyatt's head and made things even prior to the start of the match. The two men then went to war in the ring, in what initially seemed like a normal singles bout.
However, things were quickly taken to the outside, as Reigns and Wyatt fought all over the arena, through the WWE Universe, before the former was driven through the barricade by Wyatt. By this point, the match had transitioned from a singles bout to an all-out brawl, and just when it seemed that Wyatt had gotten himself the upper hand, Roman Reigns speared his nemesis through the announce desk.
See it for yourself:
#2. Every brawl between The Shield and Bray Wyatt's Family
Throughout the years, The Shield and The Wyatt Family have faced each other on numerous occasions in WWE. The two groups went head-to-head at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, on Monday Night RAW, and even battled one another on Main Event. And one of the primary focuses of their rivalry was the back-and-forth between Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt from their respective factions.
One of those instances came in 2014 when The Shield was in the middle of an epic saga with the reunited Evolution. Competing in a six-man tag team match against The Wyatt Family on RAW, The Hounds of Justice had the advantage after Luke Harper and Erick Rowan were taken out of the equation. This allowed Reigns, Rollins, and Ambrose to corner Bray Wyatt and the trio eventually set up the triple powerbomb on him, only for Evolution to make their way out to the ring.
Stuck in a six-on-three situation, the numbers game was heavily against The Shield but Ambrose and Rollins did manage to take out Rowan, Harper, Randy Orton, and Batista, creating an opening for Reigns to take out Triple H with the Superman punch. The distraction, though, was enough for Wyatt to hit Reigns with Sister Abigail and secure yet another win for The Wyatts against The Shield.
#1. Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt take each other to "Hell"
Like mentioned earlier, the year 2015 was huge for both Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt. The two men broke out from their respective factions' shadows and were focusing more on their singles careers, transitioning from being tag team wrestlers. At the 2015 Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, WWE let both Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt go all out, as the two men were locked in the gruesome structure and were on course to deliver a classic Hell in a Cell Match for the ages.
In the lead up to the pay-per-view, Reigns and Wyatt delivered some top-notch promos against one another, especially the latter who was always a step ahead of The Big Dog thanks to his incredible mic skills. Nevertheless, the match itself at Hell in a Cell was destructive, as the two men used quite the number of tables to their advantage. But eventually it was Reigns who settled the score with the leader of The Wyatt Family.
The match itself could be considered as one big brawl, given the nature of the structure the two men competed in. Considering what happened at SummerSlam 2020, Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt could be on course to delivering some more WWE classics in the coming months.
