It's October 20th and the Raw roster is getting ready to travel to Minneapolis for TLC. The Shield are travelling together, but Roman Reigns is riding on Vince's private jet ever since Vince adopted him as his third son (after Shane and Hornswoggle). The locker room is empty as all the wrestlers have hit the road. Reigns is sitting in his chair, thinking about why fans still don't love him.

"Hey Roman. How's it going" HHH asks as he enters the locker room

"Good. I'm excited for TLC where we're going to annihilate Miz's team and pin Strowman clean"

HHH laughs nervously remembering the last time they allowed that. With Roman out of the frame, Strowman will probably be the next top guy. HHH chuckles at the irony.

"That's in the future. For now, we're going to turn you heel at TLC and have you feud with Amrbose. The ratings just show that you can't seem to get over with the fans"

"But Ambrose is mid-card at best. I should be feuding with Cena again. Or beating the Undertaker again? Or beating Lesnar"

"No Reigns. You…"

"Don't tell me what to do. I'm not your guy. I'm THE GUY. All these kids rely on me Hunter and I'm going to deliver. This is my yard"

"Roman that's not what's best for"

"I don't care. I am THE BIG DOG and I own this place. You're no better than a has been"

HHH retreated. His authority hadn't been challenged before. Rage quelled up in his body. He raised his hand.

"Don't make me do this"

"You can't do anything to stop m"

HHH had enough. He punched Reigns and proceeded to pin him against the corner and throw down on him. Reigns wasn't used to real fights. He whimpered, but to no avail. After a couple of seconds, Reigns curled up to the side to protect against the punches. HHH stopped.
"Are you sure this is what you want?"

"N…nnooo.. please stop"

"I can't"

HHH dragged Reigns out of the locker room and into his car. He tied Reigns to the backseat and drove to the woods. After finding a place which seemed deserted, he started digging. Reigns screamed but wasn't able to do anything. The leash around the Big dog was too big. Once the hole was big enough HHH untied Reigns and pushed him into it. Reigns let out one last "roar" before HHH finally buried him.

"This reminds me of Katie Vick and Kane", HHH thought. He tried walking off the nostalgia but it didn't seem to work. He tried thinking of Stephanie to distance those thoughts and eventually started thinking about his 2002 return and was smiling again. He drove home and put the shovel back in the yard.

"See you again soon, old friend"