Roman Reigns was involved in a backstage incident at the end of Smackdown this week. Many fans have been speculating about who could have attacked Roman.
WWE has provided a storyline update on the incident. They claim that they have finished a “preliminary investigation” on what happened.
Here is what they wrote:
Investigation details on Roman Reigns’ backstage incident on SmackDown LIVE
In the final moments of this week’s SmackDown LIVE, Roman Reigns was intending to make a SummerSlam challenge from the backstage area, but The Big Dog just barely evaded sheer catastrophe when tons of steel beams came plummeting toward him.
A preliminary investigation has found the incident Tuesday night involving Roman Reigns was caused by a forklift backstage carrying lighting grids that were not properly secured.
Update to story – 10:40 a.m. ET
It has now been determined that the incident in question was specifically caused by a forklift driver error.
Update to story – 12:10 p.m. ET
At this point, the identity of the forklift driver has not been determined.
Check back with WWE.com for more details as they become available.
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