Roman Reigns returned to WWE at SummerSlam to cost Solo Sikoa in his Undisputed WWE Title match against Cody Rhodes. Reigns has since been taken out by Sikoa and his new Bloodline but that didn't stop the Original Tribal Chief's presence being felt in the NFL this week.
Reigns was recognized as part of the festivities surrounding the San Francisco 49ers, who kicked off their NFL season last night by taking on the New York Jets. Ahead of the game, the 49ers took to the field to Reigns' WWE theme song.
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During the game, Fred Warner fired up his team with a pep talk that was given extra gravitas as Reigns' theme filled Levi's Stadium.
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Acknowledging the OTC clearly paid off for the San Francisco 49ers, who defeated the Jets 32-19. The 49ers made it to the Super Bowl last year but lost in a nail-biting game to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Roman Reigns and Football
Roman Reigns is a known fan of the San Francisco 49ers and correctly predicted they would make it to the Super Bowl ahead of last year's season. Before dominating in WWE, Reigns was part of the off-season teams of the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars and in 2008 played for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League.
As for his future in WWE, Reigns is expected to continue his feud with Solo Sikoa and the Bloodline once he returns to programming. Sikoa will challenge Cody Rhodes again, this time in a steel cage match, on this Friday's SmackDown. The show will mark SmackDown's premiere on the USA Network after five years with FOX.
