WWE fans are calling out Roman Reigns for using Zack Ryder’s old finisher during the Clash of Champions pay-per-view. Ryder was one of the many former WWE superstars who have been released during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and while he has seemingly already moved on to another company, it seems that his spirit is lingering in the WWE thanks to Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns debuted a new look during WWE Clash of Champions to go along with his new attitude as the WWE Universal Champion, and with this came some new moves in his arsenal.
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During the match, Reigns hit opponent Jey Uso with a leg lariat that looked a lot like Zack Ryder’s former finishing move, the Rough Ryder. This was only one of the many new techniques and quirks Reigns debuted during the match, but it’s certainly gotten fans’ attentions as they now want to get to the bottom of things.
WWE fans took to Twitter to call out the fact that Roman Reigns brought back Zack Ryder’s old move, and you can read on to see what the consensus on this is! But what do you think? Did you catch this connection to Zack Ryder? What did you think of Roman Reigns’ take on the move? Let us know all of your thoughts in the comments!
Judge for Yourself!
Yooo! This was sick. #WWEClash pic.twitter.com/8oZWg0SqU7
— Roman-Reigns.Org (@RomanFansite) September 28, 2020
Wait, Was That…
Did Roman borrow Zack Ryder finisher? #WWEClash
— Joshua Travis (@Maddog_219) September 28, 2020
“Tribute to His Mentor”
Roman paying tribute to his mentor Zack Ryder with that leg lariat. 😂#WWEClash
— Rahul Aijaz (@RaulAjz) September 28, 2020
We All Miss Zack Ryder
I feel you Roman, I miss Zack Ryder as well. #WWEClash
— Great Beefery Funaki (@FunakiBeefRice) September 28, 2020
Conspiracy!
Oh shit Roman had Zack Ryder fired so he could steal the Ruff Ryder
— Joe Gagne (@joegagne) September 28, 2020
JFC
Lol Roman did the Zack Ryder Ruff Ryder with so much ease. Jesus christ.
— Girth Brooks (@might_be_a_mark) September 28, 2020
Jumping in Ryder’s Bag
Roman jumped in Zack Ryder bag for that #WWEClash
— Cedric Welton (@CeDD_SAYS) September 28, 2020
Who Did it Better?
Roman doing Zack Ryder’s finisher better than Zack Ryder
— Retribution’s Sister Slapnuts/Dark Order’s #69 (@Daryltakahashi7) September 28, 2020
It Belongs to Roman Now…
this man roman reigns just hit zack ryder’s move
— Robbie (@kabukishirai) September 28, 2020
that move belongs to Roman now
