{"id":142433,"date":"2022-07-05T11:11:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T16:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=142433"},"modified":"2022-07-05T11:11:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T16:11:13","slug":"roman-reigns-announced-for-fridays-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/05\/roman-reigns-announced-for-fridays-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Reigns announced for Friday&#8217;s Smackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4191037532\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE Undisputed Universal Champion, Roman Reigns, will appear live on this week&#8217;s episode of Smackdown Friday night. WWE announced the news on social media early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS FRIDAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NEW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a> Women&#39;s Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YaOnlyLivvOnce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YaOnlyLivvOnce<\/a> arrives and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> returns!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeymanHustle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HeymanHustle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/31VFQdHbjk\">pic.twitter.com\/31VFQdHbjk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1544267642042830849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>WWE also announced that Ronda Rousey would address new Smackdown Women&#8217;s Champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/02\/liv-morgan-wins-womens-money-in-the-bank-smackdown-womens-championship\/\">Liv Morgan<\/a>, face to face after losing to her via a Money in the Bank cash-in at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/02\/video-pwtorch-torchcast-wwe-money-in-the-bank-2022\/\">Money in the Bank<\/a> PLE last Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Reigns has not been on Smackdown since successfully defending his championship against Riddle. Reigns has taken on a lighter schedule since signing a new contract with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE<\/a> earlier this year. He&#8217;s scheduled to defend his title against Brock Lesnar at Summerslam in a Last Man Standing Match.<\/p>\n<p>Roman Reigns beat Lesnar to become the Undisputed World Champion at WrestleMania 38 in April.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/04\/wwe-united-states-championship-match-set-for-summerslam\/\">WWE United States Championship match set for Summerslam<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2054009857\"><div id=\"pwtor-671434484\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE Undisputed Universal Champion, Roman Reigns, will appear live on this week&#8217;s episode of Smackdown Friday night. WWE announced the news on social media early Tuesday morning. 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