Reigns vs Reed in Australian Street Fight at Crown Jewel Perth

Roman Reigns will face Bronson Reed in an Australian Street Fight at WWE Crown Jewel in Perth on Saturday, October 11, WWE confirmed during Monday’s episode of RAW. The match, set for the RAC Arena, was arranged after a heated segment on RAW in which Reed and his manager Paul Heyman confronted Reigns and the two parties brawled, setting up a violent, high-stakes encounter in Reed’s home country.

Reigns discussed his physical condition ahead of the bout in an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, saying, "I feel like crap. My body does not feel good." He blamed a punishing travel schedule tied in part to recent work on the Street Fighter film, where he plays the character Akuma, and said prolonged jet lag has left him depleted. Reigns added that despite feeling worn down, he plans to perform at full intensity, telling the host, "Im a live performer. I can do it at any given moment. Im always at 100."

The Australian Street Fight stipulation follows a RAW confrontation on October 6 that ended with security separating the men. Paul Heyman invoked Reigns’ injury scare from August’s Clash in Paris, when Reigns was stretchered from the arena, and pushed for a match on the Perth card....