Huge Update: Roman Reigns’ WWE Storyline Just Took a Dramatic Turn
Roman Reigns, the former WWE Undisputed Champion, has been in a heated rivalry with his cousin Solo Sikoa following WrestleMania 40. Sikoa declared himself the Tribal Chief by introducing a new Bloodline. At WWE SummerSlam, Reigns returned to confront Sikoa, sparking a clash between the cousins over the Ula Fala and who is the true Tribal Chief.
Their feud has continued for several months, and it seems neither Reigns nor Sikoa are ready to back down. Reigns has pinned Sikoa twice during their feud, while the latter has one victory over the former champion. Now, the two cousins are set to settle their differences in Tribal Combat on January 6 during WWE RAW‘s debut on Netflix.
As anticipation builds for the Tribal Combat match, recent reports claim that after months of fighting for the Ula Fala, both Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa could now be competing for something else alongside Ula Fala. Moreover, the news suggests that WWE is planning to introduce a Tribal Chief Championship into the storyline.
WWE reportedly considering new title for Roman Reigns’ storyline
A source from WrestleVotes suggests that WWE is considering adding something more for the two Bloodline factions to feud over. It was noted that the promotion is planning on introducing a Tribal Chief Championship into the storyline between Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa. The reports mentioned that the title will be similar to the People’s Championship presented to The Rock at WrestleMania earlier this year.
However, the news about WWE introducing the Tribal Chief title saw mixed reactions from fans. Many believe that Ula Fala, the traditional Samoan necklace, should be the ultimate prize in the current storyline, as it has long been associated with the title of Tribal Chief since 2020. Nonetheless, WWE plans to introduce a new championship in the Bloodline storyline, so it will be fascinating to see whether this title will be a one-time thing or will be used in the future.
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It’s now officially official: The U.S. is getting the 2026 Honda Prelude. While the news isn’t a surprise, it had only been strongly hinted at up to today, when Honda confirmed as much. The hybrid two-door Honda coupe will arrive on our shores later in 2025 and will do its best to keep up the performance end suggested by its appearance despite its humble-origins hybrid system shared with the Civic, Accord, and others.
Key to this performance feel will be the use of a seemingly Prelude-exclusive (for now) Linear Shift Control, which Honda says will give the coupe “the feel of a conventional drivetrain shifting gears” at wide open throttle. While this sounds utterly banal, it’s actually big news given the way Honda’s current hybrid setup works: There is no conventional type of transmission between the drive wheels and the engine, certainly not one that can be “shifted” from gear to gear in the traditional sense. Instead, a large electric motor does most of the motivation, while the gas engine feeds power to it via a smaller motor-generator unit; the engine can be clutched into a single-speed direct-drive gearbox to help assist the drive wheels in certain scenarios where it’s deemed more efficient to do so. Thus any “shifting” would be entirely faux, much like the simulated rev dips in the Honda Civic and Accord Hybrid models; it’s not yet clear whether Linear Shift Control differs from that programming in any way, though it could by handing over control over those “shift” points to the driver. This also confirms our suspicion that Honda wouldn’t be able to release a true manual or even a DCT version of the Prelude while using its hybrid powertrain.
This “Linear Shift Control” will be joined by a new driving mode called “S Plus Shift,” stylized as “S+ Shift.” Again, according to Honda, this will improve the feel of the 2026 Prelude by maximizing “the efficiency of a high-performance engine and high-output motor, finely controlling engine RPM across all acceleration and deceleration ranges based on driving conditions.” This aggressive feeling is matched to an active sound controller for “powerful auditory feedback” and “responsive meter that engage the senses.”
Honda clued us in to this system during the Honda 0 prototype drives back in October, but at the time it said to expect this auditory system to be released on all-electric Hondas by 2028. It seems like Honda has created a version that can be applied right now to the 2026 Prelude, and we expect a version dedicated to full electrics in the coming years.
