Summary

Jacob Fatu closed WWE Raw with the final statement before Backlash, putting Roman Reigns through a table after their contract signing turned physical.

The segment centered on Reigns demanding the same loyalty from his family that he gets from the crowd. Fatu answered by saying he felt forced into his recent actions because his back was against the wall.

The contract signing breaks down

After both men addressed each other, the paperwork was signed and the confrontation escalated. Reigns told Fatu that he had been carrying multiple households and generations for years, then said Fatu was beneath him in the ring.

That pushed the segment into a brawl. Fatu tried to apply the Tongan Death Grip again, and after the exchange broke down, he drove Reigns through a table before signing the Backlash contract himself.

The scene paid off a build that had already put heavy focus on the pairing, with their contract signing announced as a centerpiece of the May 4 Raw lineup.

What it means for Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu at Backlash

Fatu leaving Reigns laid out gives the Backlash match a sharper edge, because WWE ended the final Raw push by showing that Reigns could not control the situation once things got violent. It also reinforces Fatu as more than just another family challenger, since he left the segment standing tall after taking Reigns' verbal shots and answering them physically.

Sources

As reported by Fightful