Seth Rollins and Bronson Reed were bitter enemies until the big man turned his animosity into a beneficial alliance.
Bronson Reed aligned himself with Seth Rollins’ faction by attacking CM Punk and Sami Zayn at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event. The move caught the fans by surprise in the aftermath of Reed’s heated feud with Rollins.
Many critics took issue with the sudden shift and lack of an explanation for Reed’s new alliance. This included Bully Ray, who said the logic didn’t make sense and questioned Seth Rollins’ decision to turn one of his most bitter rivals into an ally.
“I still want to know why, and maybe I missed it but I don’t think I did, tell me why you’re friends…with the guy who hit six Tsunami bombs on you, [and] tried to cave in your ribs, thus ending your career…,” Bully said. “Why are they friends? Have we gotten that yet…I want to know why you’re friends with the guy that…he didn’t just try to hit you with a finisher move, he didn’t hit you with a splash off the top rope, he didn’t hit you with the 400 lbs splash off the top rope once; he did it to you…five, six, seven times, whatever it is.”
WWE finally offers an on-air explanation
However, WWE finally explained the reason behind this alliance on the latest episode of Monday Night RAW when Seth Rollins gave Reed the mic during their in-ring promo segment.
“Bron is a tough act to follow, but so am I,” Reed said. “I am the man that hit Seth with six Tsunamis, hurting him so badly that it built a respect between you and I. So much so that Seth brought me into this group, brought me into his vision. And with that vision, I will get the respect that I deserve!”
Bronson Reed proceeded to call out Jey Uso ahead of their singles match. “And Jey Uso, YEET Man, you do not respect me. So tonight, I will Tsunami the respect into you, just like I did Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins!”
Jey would pick up the win via DQ only to get hit with multiple Tsunamis by Reed. Check out everything that went down on WWE RAW here.
