Bronson Reed was gaining momentum in the second half of 2024, delivering Tsunami after Tsunami every week on WWE Raw and making people stand up and take notice. One of the victims of his lethal finisher was Seth Rollins, the leader of the faction he’s part of, and Reed believes his career could have reached another level if not for the injury.

“I think if I didn’t get injured at WarGames, it might have gotten to a place that I don’t even … I can’t even comprehend. Right before WarGames, he [Rollins] stomped my head into the stairs in Saudi Arabia. And, you know, I was bleeding everywhere, and he beat me. But when he stood up, he saw that I stood straight back up as well, so he knew that, like, I was coming for him. It just so happened that an opportunity opened up to join with Solo to take out Roman Reigns for good. And that’s what I wanted to do, but it didn’t happen. But now is the time.”

The match that Reed has referred to is his brutal one against Rollins at last year’s Crown Jewel, where the big Aussie got up even after being stomped on the stairs by Rollins, which, in a way, helped raise his stock. Reed’s next high-profile match will take place this weekend, when he faces off against former world champion Roman Reigns at Clash in Paris.