Fans Livid After Roman Reigns Retains Universal Title Via DQ At Royal Rumble

WWE may have pulled off a decent move by putting Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins as the Royal Rumble opener. That doesn’t mean it has managed to win the trust of fans.

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Fans in attendance and on social media were livid after the match between the Tribal Chief and The Messiah of Drip (who entered the arena to Shield’s music, by the way) ended in controversial fashion, that is, via disqualification. Yes, you read that right.

Reigns had his former Shield brother in a guillotine chokehold towards the end of the match. Though Rollins managed to get a hold of the rope, The Head of the Table refused to let go, resulting in referee Charles Robinson counting it down to five and disqualifying Reigns.

The controversial ending to the much-talked about match left many in crowd and on other internet stunned and confused. Safe to say that many were less than pleased with the ending and took to Twitter to vent out their anger.

The disqualification means that Reigns gets to keep his title, which he hasn’t lost in nearly two years. As for Rollins, the former WWE Champion was beaten to a pulp by Reigns – courtesy of a steel chair.

Roman wins by DQ that some bullshit. #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/n9efLerJhu

— Furlow7 (@Furlow71) January 30, 2022

Yep, when I realised that was going to be the finish - rather than a bullshit way to save Seth without burying Roman's finish - I hated it even more.

It was the most I've enjoyed either wrestler in months before that point, though.

— Patrick W. Reed (@Patrick_W_Reed) January 30, 2022

The only way this trash ass ending to that great match is okay is if Seth beats Roman at Wrestlemania. Otherwise that DQ ending was brutal bullshit. #RoyalRumble

— The Wrestling Index | Tim King (@thewrezindex) January 30, 2022

Bullshit finish aside, Seth Rollins still has Roman Reigns' number and I hope this realigns Seth as a babyface moving forward. Run it back with an actual finish, please. #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/MHeOOnJt9N

— ⚡️⚡️Gale Storm Weathers⚡️⚡️ (@LadyWrestlingX) January 30, 2022

Absolute bullshit ending to that match. Seth deserves to be champion right now. Roman’s whole title reign is boring. End this bullshit already #RoyalRumble.

— Reginald (@ROfficial_) January 30, 2022

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