Roman Reigns Knowingly Injured 6 Time WWE Champion for Revenge?

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Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn teamed up to face a returning John Cena and his tag team partner Kevin Owens on last week's Smackdown.

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Owens was busted open in the match and many people speculated that this was intentionally done by Reigns in the match as a receipt for a previous incident.

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During the Men's Wargames match at Survivor Series last year, Owens slapped Reigns hard which injured the Tribal Chief as he suffered a ruptured eardrum.

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The Hall of Famer said that the Owens injury could've been a receipt from Reigns and it is a common thing in the world of professional wrestling.

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Roman Reigns Knowingly Injured 6 Time WWE Champion for Revenge?

Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn teamed up to face a returning John Cena and his tag team partner Kevin Owens on last week's Smackdown.

Owens was busted open in the match and many people speculated that this was intentionally done by Reigns in the match as a receipt for a previous incident.

During the Men's Wargames match at Survivor Series last year, Owens slapped Reigns hard which injured the Tribal Chief as he suffered a ruptured eardrum.

The Hall of Famer said that the Owens injury could've been a receipt from Reigns and it is a common thing in the world of professional wrestling.

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