Roman Reigns retained the undisputed WWE Universal Championship over Drew McIntyre at Clash at the Castle 2022.
Roman Reigns has been the Universal Champion since Battleground 2020. He has held it ever since, winning the WWE title at WrestleMania 38 earlier this year after defeating Brock Lesnar. “The Tribal Chief” had all the main gold in the company, but his title was in great danger.
Reigns faced Scotland’s Drew McIntyre in Cardiff, Wales at Clash of the Castle 2022 on Saturday, September 3. dreams. ‘ He was engulfed in cheers and cheers before his boss-style Reigns finally entered the chorus of boos.
It was a perfect opportunity for Reigns to give up the Universal Championship after 734 days. Instead, it was Reigns who defeated McIntyre after receiving some help from his cousin and NXT star, Solo Sikoa. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Reigns MacIntyre hits the spear to hold it.
Roman Reigns defeats Drew McIntyre in the WWE Clash at the Castle 2022
The crowd was firmly behind McIntyre the entire time, and they managed to get to Reigns the entire time.
Near the end of the match, Reigns went to the spear, to which McIntyre responded with a kick, but the champ was able to connect with his final move, but missed the three count. Reigns was in disbelief after he failed to clear the opponent.
Multiple attempts to strangle the guillotine were unsuccessful for Reigns, with McIntyre out of power. McIntyre threw Reigns across the ringside barrier, and tried to go to Claymore, but Reigns was met with a spear. However, McIntyre was expelled for the second time!
With the referee out of Claymore’s bid on Reigns, Austin Theory attempted to cash his money in the Money in the Bank bag to make the match a triple threat. Instead, he was kicked out by heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury sitting ringside before the money became official. McIntyre hit Claymore at Reigns, but only got two.
McIntyre managed to hit a pike and Claymore on Reigns, but the referee was pulled from the ring by Sequa. This allowed Reigns to hit the distracted McIntyre with a spear of victory.
With that, we’re now looking forward to who could be next to challenge Reigns. Karrion Kroos has recently returned to the WWE and looks set for a big push. Then there’s Seth Rollins, who defeated Matt Riddle in Clash at the Castle.
There was a perfect chance for McIntyre to win the title in the UK in front of over 62,000 fans, but Reigns remains the champion. Now, fans are waiting to see what’s next for Reigns, as we get closer and closer to WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles, California next April.
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