10 Wrestlers Who Really Never Saw It Coming

8. Roman Reigns

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While he's currently tearing it up as the egotistical, cocksure, villainous Head of the Table on the SmackDown brand, Roman Reigns clearly had some major heat with one particular fan back in 2015.

During a British Columbia, Canada live event in '15, Roman took on Bray Wyatt in a street fight. With the Eater of Worlds laying into the future High Chief with a kendo stick, a 31-year-old fan decided to throw a replica Money in the Bank briefcase at Reigns.

The throw itself from this fan was remarkably accurate, striking his target on the top of the head. Of course, clearly Roman was taken by surprise by all of this, with this scary attack coming out of nowhere.

Speaking to the Miami Herald shortly after the incident, Reigns explained how he initially thought Wyatt had struck him on the head with a kendo shot. As such, the Big Dog was pissed off at his opponent for such a stiff blow and was getting ready to dish out a receipt or two.

Once Roman spotted the MITB briefcase on the mat, the confused former Shield member eventually pieced together what had happened as the fan was ejected from the building, arrested and banned from all WWE events.

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