Reigns earned Fatu's loyalty and devotion by beating him at Clash in Italy. In the weeks since, Fatu has not behaved like Jimmy or Jey Uso, who turned on Reigns once but remain more amiable about falling back in line. The Usos also have not been as effective at completing Reigns' wishes. L.A. Knight running his mouth about their family had yet to be handled before Monday.

Reigns managed Fatu and the Usos to create an environment that further allows him to gain and protect his power. He put the Usos, who thought they would be ordering Fatu around, on their heels by elevating Fatu with the Ula Fala he placed on him, rewarding him for not being a yes man. The Usos later looked even more useless when Fatu had to save them and finally left L.A. Knight lying in the ring after using the Tongan Death Grip.