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· collected 2026-09-07 · by Ryan Gaydos
WWE wrestler Bronson Reed returned to action after suffering a biceps tear in February, defeating Oba Femi with multiple chair shots and tsunamis from the top rope. Reed's comeback appearance has raised questions about whether he is the future of the WWE, potentially eclipsing the prospects of fellow wrestlers Bron Breakker and Oba Femi. Neither Breakker nor Femi was able to emerge victorious in their match against each other, with both men refusing to submit despite a series of intense moves. The performance of all three wrestlers suggests that they may be key players in shaping the WWE roster over the next few years.
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Story summary
Bronson Reed made a surprising return to the ring on Sunday Night's Main Event, after suffering a biceps tear in February. He appeared leaner and meaner than before, taking out Oba Femi with multiple chair shots and sending him crashing from the top rope with "tsunamis". This was Reed's first action since his injury, and it marked a decisive moment for both Femi and fellow contender Bron Breakker. The two men had been vying to be seen as the future of the WWE, but Reed's impressive showing may have stolen the spotlight. Both Breakker and Femi believe they will be the face of the next decade, but Reed's performance has certainly given them something to think about.
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The question of who is the future of the WWE may have been answered by a surprising source at Sunday Night’s Main Event.
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question → answer → Event
Bron Breakker and Oba Femi were initially trying to battle it out for that title.
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Breakker → try → title
Bronson Reed answered the question for the both of them.
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Reed → answer → them
Reed returned in his first action since suffering a biceps tear in February.
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Reed → return → February
He looked leaner and meaner than ever before.
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He → look → ?
Reed took out Femi with multiple chair shots and tsunamis from the top rope.
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Reed → take → rope
He then allowed Breakker to put the exclamation point on the night with a couple of spears.
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Breakker → allow → spears
The only thing up for grabs was public perception between Breakker and Femi when they were stepping into the ring.
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they → step → ring
Both Breakker and Femi believed they will be the face of the next decade.
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they → believe → decade
Breakker came into the match tired of being overlooked after being out for a few months with an injury.
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Breakker → come → injury
Femi was riding a wave of momentum after retiring Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam.
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Femi → rid → SummerSlam
There’s no doubt that both men will be the building blocks of how the WWE roster is shaped over the next few years.
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roster → ’ → years
It was clear from the beginning that both men were going to do whatever it took to keep the other man down.
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it → go → man
Femi hit a huge slap to Breakker’s chest on the ring apron.
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Femi → hit → apron
Breakker came back on the other side of the ring and hit a flying elbow drop while Femi was regaining his composure on the announcer table.
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Femi → come → table
As the match wore on, both men needed to answer one vital question – who wants it more?
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who → wear → it
Breakker thought he had Femi in his clutches.
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he → think → clutches
He hit a German suplex, but it didn’t appear to affect Femi in any way.
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it → hit → way
Femi went into overdrive.
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Femi → go → overdrive
A big boot followed by four European uppercuts swung the momentum back into his favor.
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boot → follow → favor
A chokeslam, however, couldn’t keep Breakker down.
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chokeslam → keep → Breakker
Breakker then tried a running spear around the outside of the ring but he got caught with another European uppercut.
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he → try → uppercut
Austin Theory came out of the woodwork to try to distract Femi, but got punished and slammed through the announcer table.
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Theory → come → table
Breakker finally hit his spear on the outside and a torpedo spear inside.
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Breakker → hit → outside
Still, Femi wouldn’t stay down.
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Femi → stay → ?
That’s when Reed showed up.
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Reed → ’ → ?
He hit Femi in the back with a chair and levied a wild assault on "The Ruler.
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He → hit → Ruler
Reed and Breakker were the ones standing tall on Sunday night.
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Reed → stand → night
