WWE Clash In Italy: Updated Card After MAJOR 'Tribal Combat' Announcement (WWE News)
Roman Reigns vs. Jacob Fatu rematch added to bumper PLE card in Turin on 31 May.
WWE announced a World Heavyweight Title 'Tribal Combat' rematch between Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu for the upcoming Clash In Italy PLE on 31 May during an action-packed edition of Raw on Monday night. That followed a hot opening segment involving the 'OTC', 'Samoan Werewolf', The Usos and red brand GM Adam Pearce.
Reigns got the best of Fatu thanks to Jimmy and Jey's help, but Jacob wouldn't stay down for long. He grabbed a mic and spat the words "Tribal Combat" at Roman. Then, the 'Tribal Chief' accepted that challenge, which should delight fans attending the show in Turin at the end of the month.
They're about to see a big time bout - it's the second between these guys following events at Backlash on 9 May.
There, Roman took the win by using an exposed turnbuckle, but Fatu got the better of him post-match. On the whole, WWE has done a wonderful job of making Jacob look like an equal to Reigns since their program started. There's no doubt that Fatu is a bonafide main eventer now, which is great to see.
The only other officially-announced bout at time of writing is Cody Rhodes defending his WWE Title vs. Gunther. That's SmackDown's top offering for Clash, but it looks certain that Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi (another repeat, this time from WrestleMania 42) will be on the card as well.
Lesnar shockingly returned to action by ambushing Oba before Femi's 'Open Challenge' segment on Raw. That puts to bed any speculation about Brock retiring in Las Vegas last month.