In May 2019, Anoa’i faced Shane McMahon on RAW, representing the great Anoaʻi family. Lance lost the match via submission following an attack from Drew McIntyre, who was working for Shane at the time. Lance was the target of a brutal beatdown at the hands of McMahon and McIntyre immediately after the match. Finally, Roman Reigns made the save and sent the heels packing that night.
While speaking on “The Family Business,” Lance Anoa’i recalled wrestling Shane McMahon after being originally told that WWE didn’t have anything for him.
“Right after my last tryout, which was in 2019, they said, ‘Yeah, we don’t have nothing for you at the moment.’ Then I got the call in May of 2019 saying, ‘Hey,’ two days before Raw, ‘We’re flying you out to Kansas City. Are you available?’ Of course, yes, I’m down. I don’t know anything, what’s going on. I was like alright, maybe this is the deal, I’m gonna get a break. Especially because for extras, they don’t really fly everyone out at all. But they got my rental car, my hotel, my flight, everything.”
Lance Anoa’i
It remains to be seen when Lance would make his next appearance for Vince McMahon’s company, but he has already racked up a few memories.
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