Welcome to the Sunday edition of the busted open podcast.

With Jessen LeBar, I'm Jonathan Hood.

Up first we discuss the return of Roman Reigns on Smackdown.

This is the busted open podcast Tusso Oklahoma

uh the old mid-south uwwif territory in Tulsa Oklahoma

the fans were the fever pitch you can just tell they couldn't wait to see the

Tribal Chief. The OTC, the original Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, he came out on Smackdown and it was Roman Reigns coming back with a vengeance against

Bloodline 2.0. The fans were their fever pitch and it's the old adage in

wrestling right. How can I miss you if you don't go away? And you saw Roman Reigns come back and boy,

it wasn't just for a minute. He was out there doing damage against Bloodline 2.0, wasn't he?

Original Tribal Chief, our Tribal Chief, whatever it is.

The man hasn't even spoken a word yet, and he's got everybody in the palm of his hand.

You know, he's the guy. They saw it a decade ago and they, whoever they

gets to be, were right. You know, I can remember when he was in the shield and doing a Kevin Nash party,

and then we had the Royal Rumble here in Pittsburgh that same weekend,

and Nash made his surprise appearance,

and he came in and Roman eliminates him eliminates him and that you know that's

what was like the one of the first times like man he they brought him

ever Roman to eliminate him and like Roman you know again this is this is

you know early 2014 but yeah they saw it and here we are now a decade later 10 years later in

2024 and Roman Reigns is just he's the biggest superstar we've seen then create since John Cina and to see him come out there

The reaction I mean you write the anticipation just Tulsa just chomping it a bit but then the reaction just to see him standing there in front of that crowd

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