7 Weirdest Times WWE Accidentally Predicted The Future

Roman Reigns badly needed reinvention in 2020. Like, it was critical. Fans had been rolling their eyes about a potential Universal Title clash vs. Bill Goldberg at 'Mania 36 before COVID concerns ruled the 'Big Dog' out. The fact nobody was actually too bothered when Braun Strowman stepped in for Reigns shows how lacking Roman's babyface run was at the time.

Then, he became immortal as the 'Tribal Chief' following a hot summer return and union with orator extraordinaire Paul Heyman. Here's the thing: Reigns had actually set the scene for that 6 years prior on a show hardly anyone watched. Presumably. Be honest, were you checking out Main Event in 2014?! It was hardly what the world was watching.

However, on the 24 June 2014 episode, Roman told Renee Young that he’d “take [his] rightful place at the head of the table” by biting back against Seth Rollins for ending The Shield. This came a full 6 years and change before his ’Tribal Chief’ repackage job and cries that he was 'Head Of The Table'.

It's pretty out there that the future 'OTC' was mid-ring cutting promos about a character over half a decade away on WWE's 'C' show ('D' if you put Superstars above Main Event!). This was clearly a total accident. There's no way Reigns was sitting down with Vince, Triple H and the rest of the management hierarchy to discuss what'd come in 2020. That was still flying cars territory for everyone in 2014.

What a fascinating series of events that led to 'Head Of The Table' becoming his character's destiny.