With their huge WWE World Heavyweight Championship showdown Sunday at WWE Payback looming, Roman Reigns started off SmackDown by calling on his phenomenal challenger AJ Styles to admit the “truth” that he is advising Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. Instead, The Big Dog got Intercontinental Champion The Miz and his wife Maryse.
The A-lister, who was still seething over his encounter with Styles and his buddies last week on SmackDown, took the moment to pat himself on the back for being the first to publically declare collusion between the No. 1 contender and his friends. Of course, The Awesome One also managed to insult WWE’s top titleholder, who promptly punched him in the mouth before tossing him from the ring.