Roman Reigns' dominant reign ends at Crown Jewel 2024. Discover six WWE stars who’ve pinned The Tribal Chief, including Solo Sikoa, Cody Rhodes, and Jey Uso.
Since his breakout main roster debut in 2012, The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns has skyrocketed to WWE superstardom, assuming the face of the company after John Cena left full-time competition. Reigns has successfully become almost unstoppable, main-eventing WrestleMania an impressive seven times, breaking record- breaking title reigns. And as of yesterday's Crown Jewel 2024, Roman's unrelenting journey unexpectedly took a shocking twist when he suffered a major loss. Let's see the notable WWE stars that have pinned down the mighty Tribal Chief throughout the years.
1. Solo Sikoa (Crown Jewel 2024)
Solo Sikoa is Roman Reigns' former ally and enforcer who turns against him to become the Tribal Chief, which marks a new era. In the final match, Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga of Bloodline 2.0 defeated Reigns and the OG Bloodline in an epic battle that was held in Crown Jewel 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the end, Sikoa sealed the fate by pinning Reigns to make him the new Tribal Chief. Fans relished the closing as this one marked an historical landmark in the course of the current WWE time.
2. Cody Rhodes: (WrestleMania 40 2024)
The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes came back to WWE on a mission-to come and take that Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. He went to fight at WrestleMania 40 against Reigns in a match the audience watched eagerly all around the world.
Even outside interference from The Bloodline, Rhodes pulled out from inner reserves and worked hard to shut down by sheer human will. And within this battle itself were legends John Cena and The Undertaker visiting unexpectedly while making the playing field flat. With a string of Cross Rhodes, Cody pinned Roman, ending Reigns' historic title reign and to Cody, fulfilling his own dream as champion.
3. Jey Uso (Money in the Bank 2023)
With The Bloodline, Reigns led as Head of the Table with an air of dominance over others, and with his cousins supporting him in the ways of Jimmy and Jey Uso. The family dynamics completely change, however, when The Usos turned on Reigns. At Money in the Bank 2023, Jey Uso faced Roman in a big Civil War tag-team battle, in which he dethroned Roman at 1,294 days undefeated.
It was an emotional yet intense battle that saw Jey pin down Reigns, setting off the early stages of the broken Bloodline and cementing Jey's status as a force to be reckoned with in WWE.
4. Baron Corbin-TLC 2019
Then the rivalry in 2019 heats up between Reigns, during their TLC Match against King Corbin, one of that era's top heels, to set up for a brutal challenge he would soon face. Before the match, Dolph Ziggler and others surrounded Reigns and swarmed him.
They left Reigns weakened on the mat, allowing Corbin the opportunity to capitalize on chaos that ensued, scoring a very rare victory over Reigns during that period. This turn of events marked one of the last defeats Reigns incurred before he became The Tribal Chief.
5. Erick Rowan (Clash of Champions 2019)
Roman Reigns was shocked to lose against Erick Rowan through their 2019 feud. In a No Disqualification match at Clash of Champions, Rowan, whose partner in the storyline Luke Harper made cameos, took advantage of all those rules with which an opponent can use to his advantage, overwhelming Roman Reigns.
This loss showed how he is more vulnerable when he competes on a no-rules match and gave so much fuel for that rivalry: WWE's ring battles to be unpredictable.
6. Shane McMahon vs Roman Reigns. (Super Showdown 2019)
One of the greatest upsets in WWE history, Shane McMahon was able to pin Roman Reigns at Super Showdown 2019. After Reigns confronted WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, Shane stepped up and defended his father. With Drew McIntyre providing interference, Shane was able to score the biggest upset over Reigns.
This gave the world a sense that even The Big Dog could be outmaneuvered in situations of this magnitude, a portent for his eventual ascent into becoming The Tribal Chief.
The journey of Roman Reigns from being known as the Big Dog to becoming the only tribal chief has been legendary, full of some of the most iconic wins in his career and rare and memorable losses. This is a moment Crown Jewel 2024 will be known for, specifically when Solo Sikoa turned on him; that reshaped the future in WWE. Although losses have been made for Reigns, each fuelled his motivation and growth into making one of the biggest icon champions in WWE. Well, the legacy of Roman Reigns is still unmatched; fans are waiting for his next move. This is one return to dominance that WWE fans have all been waiting for.
