Roman Reigns declared for the Royal Rumble match, via Paul Heyman, who opened "WWE SmackDown" and called out Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.

This week's WWE SmackDown featured a major announcement from Paul Heyman, intense matches with title implications, and a thrilling main event where Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso faced The Bloodline. Key events included a new Women's title contender and Solo Sikoa's return announcement.

The first declarations for the Royal Rumble took place on Monday’s Raw premiere on Netflix. John Cena said he would enter after making his return to kick off his retirement tour. Meanwhile, CM Punk declared after winning his match against Seth Rollins in the main event.

Roman Reigns has regained his place as the one and only Tribal Chief. At the WWE RAW on Netflix premiere, Roman Reigns faced Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat Match for the title of Tribal Chief and the Ula Fala.