Bully Ray & Mark Henry Critique WWE SummerSlam Tribal Combat Match

WWE Hall of Famers Mark Henry & Bully Ray believes that the Tribal Combat match from SummerSlam 2023 lacked a proper explanation and didn’t live up to its potential.

The match saw Roman Reigns retain his Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and status as ‘Tribal Chief’ against Jey Uso after Jimmy Uso betrayed his brother.

On “Busted Open Radio,” Henry reflected on the match and said that there needed to be a clearer description of the rules. He said,

“The rules were not described to me enough that I was able to understand why Solo was able to do anything. I thought it was about honor. I thought it was about not being involved, that you forfeited the chance to be the Tribal Chief by interference, or anything like that. I also didn’t get enough understanding of why Jimmy would help. Why?”

Bully Ray added that the match could have been much more had Rikishi, the father of The Usos and uncle to Roman Reigns, been in attendance. He said,

“If there was one Elder there that night at ringside … could you imagine if Rikishi was sitting at ringside and had been sent there by the Elders to make sure that Tribal Combat was upheld and respected? But then when the match went the way it was, and the Tribal Combat was not upheld and respected, we would’ve seen Rikishi stand up and shake head his head in disapproval, and walk away. I’m getting goosebumps right now, guys, because I know that idea is a good idea. It would’ve added another layer to this, where now, where is Rikishi going? He’s going back to report his displeasure in what he just saw.”

A ‘Hail to the Chief’ segment featuring Roman Reigns will take place on this week’s SmackDown.

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