Solo Sikoa Spikes Roman Reigns, Joins LA Knight at WWE Raw

Q: After Solo Sikoa's shocking betrayal of Roman Reigns, what is Jacob Fatu's ultimate endgame as he silently watched the chaos unfold?

Jacob Fatu’s likely endgame is not to save Roman Reigns or fully back Solo Sikoa, but to position himself as the ultimate power broker — and eventually the dominant force — in the Bloodline story. That reading fits both what happened on Raw and the broader direction around Fatu. WWE’s own presentation emphasized that he “watched from the corner,” which is usually deliberate storytelling rather than a throwaway beat. He neither stopped Solo’s betrayal nor joined the attack, suggesting he was measuring the fallout instead of choosing a side in the moment. The wider reporting and analysis around the feud point the same way. Fatu has already been framed as a main-event level threat in his own right, including a major singles feud with Reigns and repeated hints that he is “ready to take The Bloodline in a new direction.” Outside commentary has also stressed that Fatu works best as a lone, unpredictable force rather than as just another soldier in a reassembled faction. So the most plausible endgame is that Fatu wants the family power structure to collapse enough for him to rise above both Reigns and Solo. If Reigns weakens and Solo becomes the rebel babyface, Fatu can exploit that split, avoid immediate blame, and step into the vacancy as the most dangerous figure left standing. In wrestling terms, his silence looked less like hesitation and more like patience.

3 articles · Updated · Cageside Seats · Aug 18

Solo Sikoa closed Raw by drilling Roman Reigns with a Samoan Spike after Reigns ordered him to finish off LA Knight in the ring.
Roman had summoned Solo to Buffalo to reassert control, humiliating him in front of the Usos and Jacob Fatu after forcing his return to the Bloodline.
LA Knight’s interruption triggered the breakdown: Fatu attacked Knight, Reigns hit a Superman Punch, then Solo turned, dropped Jey Uso and helped Knight clear the ring.
Knight then caught another Superman Punch and planted Reigns with a BFT before leaving with Solo, while Fatu stood by and Reigns was left stunned.
The betrayal reshapes the Bloodline feud heading into Saturday Sunday Night’s Main Event, with Solo now positioned against Reigns rather than under him.