Roman Reigns and Alex Pereira met each other on WWE Smackdown. The duo had a bit of conversation with each other before sharing their merchandise. While the OTC gave a signed hoody, the UFC fighter gave Roman a T-shirt. Fans claimed it to be a big crossover considering how popular they are in their respective Sports Entertainment fields.
Alex Pereira showed up on the latest episode of WWE Smackdown. As the camera focused on the starfighter during the show, the fans delivered a loud pop. The UFC fighter was acknowledged and felt honored to be in the arena. A video of his interaction backstage on the blue brand with the OTC has gone viral on social media.
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UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira meets the Original Tribal Chief Roman Reigns. pic.twitter.com/jAumbPED1k
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Roman shook his hands with the UFC fighter and explained about his merchandise. Alex took a look at it and felt good to have received it. He then gave his T-shirt to Roman and explained what it meant. The duo then posed for an image and took the internet on storm.
WWE-UFC crossovers
Pereira had great swag as he showed up on WWE Smackdown. The current light Heavyweight Champion greeted the fans in the arena by waving his hands. Under the TKO collaboration, WWE and UFC have had crossovers with each other in the last few months.
The two different companies are working together to get their products reach to the places they have not been so far. Pereira showing up in WWE looks like an attempt from UFC to popularize themselves among the Wrestling fans. A similar attempt has been made by WWE by sending some of their top stars to some of the UFC fights.
Randy Orton was in one of the UFC fights as a guest. Apart from that, some of the top WWE Superstars have been former UFC fighters. The list includes the likes of CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, and some of the former WWE stars like Ronda Rousey and Bobby Lashley. The latter was in MMA and recently made his AEW debut.