World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns is done defended his title against Penta on WWE Raw“From Mexico City. Reigns took two Mexican Destroyers, but after the first one, The Chieftain hit a spear after briefly falling back into the headlock. Many fans online accused Reigns of “not selling” the move, but Bully Ray defended the champion.Destroyed open radio“.
“This is where the moments in the game, when the time is right, with the right character, you can get away with the moment like they did last night,” he said. “Roman Reigns didn’t sell the (Mexican) fighter. In fact, if it wasn’t for that turnbuckle and those ropes, Roman Reigns would have been out of the ring. Only the ropes and a reversal saved Roman Reigns, allowing him to regain his composure and hit for that second run.”
The WWE Hall of Famer said Penta and Reigns made fans suspend their disbelief, to the point where he believed Penta could have won the title at least two or three times. He said there was nothing beyond the field to believe in the match.
“If anyone could withstand the Mexican fighter, then come back and hit the spear of desperation, it was Roman Reigns,” he said. “Roman Reigns no-sold the Mexican fighter last night… After the knock-out, Roman went back to selling.”
Reigns also sold Penta’s sacrifice throughout the match after the luchador targeted his right hand. In the end, “OTC” hit a Superman Last Kick, followed by a spear, for the win.
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