MVP Arena in Albany exploded Friday as Roman Reigns made a thunderous SmackDown return, spearing Solo Sikoa mid-promo to reclaim Bloodline throne, drawing "Acknowledge Me!" roars from 15,000. The Tribal Chief, absent since SummerSlam, strode ringside in black tactical gear, mic in hand: "This family's mine—bow or break." Sikoa, reeling, spat: "You're yesterday's chief." The segment, taped for SonyLIV air at 2 AM IST, set Cyber Sunday buzz ablaze.
Backstage, Reigns huddled with Paul Heyman, who whispered: "The Head of the Table's back." Fans like Albany local Mike Torres, 35, stormed barriers: "Goosebumps—Roman's aura's eternal!" In Hyderabad, where 1 million tuned via VPNs, wrestler fan Priya Gupta, 26, live-tweeted: "Spear heard round the world—India wants Tribal Tour!"
The hour built to Cody Rhodes' promo, teasing a face-off with CM Punk, but Reigns' raid stole thunder. Ratings projected 2.2 million US viewers, up 15%. As pyro faded, Torres predicted: "Bloodline civil war incoming." Hype hits hard—SmackDown delivers harder.
