When Will Roman Reigns Return To WWE SmackDown?

Written by Sondra Ruth • Published 30th November 2023
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Roman Reigns is on his way back to SmackDown.

The Tribal Chief hasn’t been seen in WWE since defeating LA Knight at Crown Jewel on November 4th. Now, WWE have announced that he’ll be making his return to SmackDown in mid-December.

Posting on social media, WWE revealed that Reigns’ first night back on the blue brand will take place on December 15th in Green Bay, WI. His next confirmed appearance will take place on January 5th in Vancouver, BC, and he’ll also be appearing on January 19th in Atlanta, GA. The announcement reads as follows and contains links to tickets for each event:

JUST ANNOUNCED: Tix on sale now to acknowledge your #TribalChief@WWERomanReigns LIVE at #SmackDown ! @HeymanHustle

12/15/23 – Green Bay, WI http://ms.spr.ly/6011iMAKV

1/5/24 – Vancouver, BC http://ms.spr.ly/6012iMAKn

1/19/24- Atlanta, GA http://ms.spr.ly/6013iMAKX

Who Will Roman Reigns Face At WWE Royal Rumble?

The main event of Crown Jewel saw Roman Reigns defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against LA Knight. Reigns was victorious in the end, but not without help from The Bloodline.

In the weeks that followed, Knight made it clear that he wasn’t finished with Reigns and vowed to become the number one contender to the championship once again. While all signs seemed to point to a rematch between Knight and Reigns at the Royal Rumble on January 27th, a report from Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter told a different story. Meltzer wrote:

“We were told that as of this time Reigns vs. Knight is not the title match at Rumble. That is Reigns’ next match. There are those who feel it should be Knight in that spot but we were told Levesque has another plan right now.”