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Cruz Montana Joins The 946 in Raw Confrontation With The Bloodline
Cruz Montana appeared during a Raw faction brawl and aligned with The 946 against Roman Reigns and The Bloodline.
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Cruz Montana's appearance during the November 2 WWE Raw changed the balance of an ongoing confrontation between The 946 and The Bloodline. WWE's official results say Montana arrived during the final brawl, attacked World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and appeared to align with The 946. The segment followed a Royce Keys versus Solo Sikoa match that ended without a normal winner after interference and an attack on Sikoa.
The interrupted match provided the route into the larger confrontation. WWE says Keys used southpaw punches and kicks, while Sikoa responded with a flurry of offence and a hip attack. Keys also delivered a snap powerslam that nearly ended the match. The account describes a competitive singles encounter before other members of The 946 entered and changed the situation from a match to a faction attack.
Bronco Nima, Lucien Price and Carmelo Hayes came to the ring and targeted Sikoa, prompting Roman Reigns and The Usos to intervene. The presence of those names matters because the escalation was not limited to the two scheduled competitors. The storyline expanded to involve multiple wrestlers and the reigning World Heavyweight Champion, placing the confrontation above an ordinary mid-card dispute.
Montana then arrived and took out Reigns, a particularly consequential choice of target. In WWE's presentation, attacking the champion during a faction fight is a more direct statement than simply appearing alongside a group backstage. The official report describes the development as Montana seemingly aligning with The 946, wording that should be preserved until the promotion explicitly clarifies his status. An apparent alliance in a televised segment is not necessarily a signed or permanent membership announcement.
There was a second twist before the broadcast ended. Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn entered and delivered a Helluva Kick to Reigns after The 946's attack. WWE's results place this in the context of a confrontation between Zayn and Reigns earlier in the programme. The final image therefore involved two separate sources of trouble for Reigns: an expanding faction threat and a direct blow from another champion.
The result of Keys versus Sikoa also requires precision. WWE records it as a no-contest, while some secondary results reporting uses different terminology. The official WWE result is the most reliable basis for describing the match here. The segment should not be written up as a clean singles victory for either man, because the interference prevented that conclusion.
November 3 coverage from Cageside Seats identifies Montana's arrival as a major NXT-to-main-roster moment and notes that NXT head Shawn Michaels publicly celebrated recent call-ups. The outlet reports Michaels cited 19 NXT performers moving to Raw or SmackDown over the previous 12 months. That context explains why Montana's arrival is significant for WWE's talent pipeline, but it does not establish what contractual roster designation or future matches he will receive.
For now, the facts are that Montana appeared, attacked Reigns and sided with The 946 during the broadcast, while Zayn delivered the final strike. The story creates several possible directions for future television, but the cited sources do not confirm a new match card or permanent alliance terms. The next chapter depends on what WWE announces and shows after November 2.