India, Oct. 11 -- Roman Reigns didn't just win the pop in the recent WWE Crown Jewel; he hijacked Australia's sporting soul for a few seconds. In the Australian Street Fight segment of the event, the 'Tribal Chief' whipped out a cricket bat and smacked Bronson Reed out of the ring. The moment sent the commentary desk into a meltdown.

The commentators were heard screaming, "Just like Steve Smith." Indeed, it stood as a perfect tribute to the Aussie maestro in front of his home crowd.

The presence of the cricket bat was not at all a random event. WWE leaned hard into local flavour for an 'Australian Street Fight', and the bat delivered the perfect punchline. Reigns' swing-and-send looked like the picture-perfect moment, with the crowd goi...