{"id":107355,"date":"2020-10-31T17:48:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T22:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=107355"},"modified":"2020-10-31T17:48:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T22:48:03","slug":"reigns-o-meter-108-tracking-the-tribal-chiefs-ability-to-beat-the-odds-and-come-out-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/10\/31\/reigns-o-meter-108-tracking-the-tribal-chiefs-ability-to-beat-the-odds-and-come-out-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"REIGNS-O-METER #108: Tracking the Tribal Chief\u2019s ability to beat the odds and come out on top"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3274607901\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Roman Reigns was the main event of Hell In A Cell and nobody could possibly convince me different. He faced his cousin Jey Uso in the opening match &#8211; an I Quit Hell In A Cell match &#8211; and was crowned by his family as the Tribal Chief. That\u2019s what all this has been about! After the match ended the feed apparently cut off because barely anyone seems to be talking about anything else.<\/p>\n<p>Did Tucker turn on Otis? Maybe. Who knows? It\u2019s so hard to tell. Did Jeff Hardy face Elias? I couldn\u2019t even tell you who won that one. What about the long, long, long-awaited match between Sasha Banks and Bayley? Yeah, but did you see the Roman Reigns match though?<\/p>\n<p>This new and improved Roman Reigns is dominating the field. He is one feud in and already the most compelling, most interesting character across all of WWE programming. It\u2019s almost like he\u2019s been sitting backstage, watching Becky Lynch take over the world and thought to himself: \u201cthat\u2019s The Man I want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hell In A Cell featured two people absolutely going at it. Roman stood tall and dominant for the majority. He whispered sweet nothings, he speared and speared and speared. For the purposes of this column he also totally didn\u2019t miss when he tried to throw the ring steps into the ring. Jey Uso for his part delivered just as strongly. You can tell it\u2019s real because people used their shoot names. Who really knew about the ballad of Josh, Jon and Joe? There is a lot of J in that family.<\/p>\n<p>On SmackDown however, the knife began to twist. Since Roman\u2019s return I\u2019ve been excited to see a badass bad guy faction of Roman, Heyman, The Usos and Naomi. Now, Jey Uso is left with a choice. Will he accept Roman Reigns as his Tribal Chief like the rest of us already have or will he be out of the family for good?<\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving is pretty close too; being out of the family is a bad move right now.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roman Reigns makes Jey Uso say \u201cI quit\u201d inside Hell in a Cell: SmackDown, Oct. 30, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nWpRN6Sy3Ok?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Roman Reigns opens SmackDown, with an on screen graphic politely reminding us that he forced his cousin to say I Quit at Hell In A Cell. Paul Heyman is in tow, wearing his new \u201cwhat on Earth have I gotten myself into\u201d Heyman face. As the Thunderdome roared its disapproval (it\u2019s strangely consistent and evenly tempered disapproval) the WWE showed assorted highlights of Jey Uso getting his ass kicked.<\/p>\n<p>I always wonder how wrestlers feel when they\u2019re standing in the ring watching clips that their company have put together of them getting brutalized. Not good? Let\u2019s go with not good.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3694902789\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>From here on out it\u2019s clear that Jey Uso is expected to become an \u201cindentured servant.\u201d There are other words for that but I\u2019ll just leave that there. Jey is highly emotional and unwilling to accept his loss but Roman Reigns doesn\u2019t let that play out. He speaks slowly and calmly, almost like he\u2019s whispering in your ear while you gently fall asleep. Just accept it Jey. Just accept Roman Reigns as your Tribal Chief. Maybe he\u2019ll keep talking to you all nice like that. How could you turn that down?<\/p>\n<p>Seriously, Roman makes this whole thing so ASMR sexy, I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s appropriate. It might be the most inappropriate moment on all of Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Jey declares his hatred for his Chief. Roman\u2019s cool with it. It\u2019s not just love he offers, it\u2019s unconditional love. Absolutely unconditional. With one condition; Jey has to fall in line. Roman gives him until the end of the night, tosses his Universal Championship over his shoulder, and strides away.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roman Reigns promises Jey Uso that he will fall in line: SmackDown, Oct. 30, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pctm3jE_NXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Paul Heyman barely said a word. That\u2019s probably the strongest beat in all of this; that Heyman never gets a word in.<\/p>\n<p>Jey Uso\u2019s night is far from over. He\u2019ll be facing Daniel Bryan in what we can safely assume is the main event of the evening for a place on the Smackdown men\u2019s team for Survivor Series. Doesn\u2019t seem all that important considering the stakes he\u2019s already dealing with, does it?<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Bryan gets the chance to cut a promo before the match and does that Daniel Bryan thing of making everyone look incredible in the space of about twenty seconds. This is one hell of a Smackdown roster, I tell you.<\/p>\n<p>When the match comes, after chants of &#8220;Yes&#8221; that all operate at the same speed, pitch, volume, and consistency, Jey Uso looks shaken up. Roman Reigns is in his head and, to be fair, Roman Reigns has guided him straight into the main event of Smackdown against Daniel Bryan. Not a bad elevation at all.<\/p>\n<p>In the middle of the match, with Daniel Bryan on offense, Roman Reigns casually saunters down to the ring. As Tribal Chief, he is technically entitled to watch wrestling. Weird, I know. Usually wrestlers are only allowed to actually watch wrestling if they\u2019re backstage watching at a near ninety degree angle. Reigns is able to watch as Jey Uso picks up a win over Daniel Bryan as clean as you like.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2361942197\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Seriously, that\u2019s a very, very big deal for Jey Uso as a singles competitor. We can\u2019t downplay the importance of that victory and a place on the men\u2019s Survivor Series team.<\/p>\n<p>Jey Uso makes his choice. He accepts Roman Reigns as his Tribal Chief. Thanksgiving is important, you know? To display his loyalty, Jey Uso attacks Daniel Bryan further. He understands. He understands now. He understands. Under direction from Roman the attack continues. Much like Seth Rollins took Rey Mysterio\u2019s eye for love, Jey Uso took out Daniel Bryan for love.<\/p>\n<p>There is so much love on Smackdown. 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