Roman Reigns to Defend Undisputed Universal Title in Four-Way Match at WWE Royal Rumble

Roman Reigns’ next title defense has been set.

During the 1/5 episode of WWE SmackDown, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns, alongside Solo Sikoa, Jimmy Uso, and Paul Heyman, rushed down to the ring during the night’s main event. An affair that pit Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles against one another with the right to face Reigns for the title at the Royal Rumble was on the line, however, Reigns and co. had a different plan in mine…destruction.

‘The Bloodline’ took all three competitors out and in doing so, caused the match to end via no contest. However, ‘The Head of The Table’ wouldn’t get off so easy, as WWE announced that Reigns would defending his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against all three foes in the form of Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles at this month’s premium live event, the Royal Rumble.

From WWE:

“At Royal Rumble, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns will put his title on the line against Randy Orton, AJ Styles and LA Knight in a Fatal 4-Way Match.

Initially, Knight, Styles and Orton battled in a Triple Threat Match to earn the right battle Reigns one-on-one at Royal Rumble. When The Bloodline got involved in that matchup in an attempt to dismantle the competition, however, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis determined that a Fatal 4-Way Match was the only way to settle the matter.   

All three of Reigns’ challengers have a legitimate grudge to settle with the historic titleholder. The Bloodline injured The Viper with a savage attack that caused him to miss a year-and-a-half of action. They also put Styles out for nearly three months. And Knight came up just short in his bid to dethrone The Tribal Chief at WWE Crown Jewel thanks to interference from The Bloodline. 

Can Reigns overcome the odds and walk out of the PLE to continue his historic reign on The Road to WrestleMania? Or will one of his challengers finally take the gold from the leader of The Bloodline? Find out on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.”

– WWE

WWE Royal Rumble Updated Card

• Men’s Royal Rumble Match — (CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Bobby Lashley, Shinsuke Nakamura, + 26 competitors)
• Women’s Royal Rumble Match — (Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Nia Jax, Bayley, + 26 competitors)
• Roman Reigns (C) vs. Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. AJ Styles — Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
• Logan Paul (C) vs. Kevin Owens — United States Championship

The 2024 edition of the Royal Rumble takes place on Saturday, January 27 from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

BodySlam will have complete coverage of WWE Royal Rumble on Jan. 27.