8 WWE Stars Sacrificed To Make Roman Reigns Look Strong

8. RybAxel

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Hey, remember them? Ryback and Curtis Axel were two jilted Paul Heyman guys who joined forces to try and forge their own path in sports entertainment, though this proved just as tough without Heyman as it was with him by their side. They challenged for the WWE Tag Team Championships a couple of times, but always came up short and generally found themselves treading water in the middle of the card.

Well, never did they look weaker than when Roman Reigns steamrolled both guys in a 2-on-1 handicap match in summer 2014. Reigns was gearing up to face Randy Orton at SummerSlam, and Ryback and Axel were deemed surplus to requirements and thus sacrificed at the altar of Reigns.

Reigns won the match by DQ, but all pretence of protecting RybAxel was abandoned after a couple of post-match Superman punches and spears. Bye bye RybAxel, ByeBaxel.

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