When WWE rolls into Seattle, Washington for the debut episode of SmackDown on the USA Network next month, Roman Reigns might not be part of the show.
The official WWE website originally listed “The Original Tribal Chief” for the premiere episode of SmackDown on USA on September 13 at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.
WWE.com released the initial advertising for the 9/13 show back on August 9, which prominently featured Reigns. On August 21, the same page removed Reigns from the featured photo, as well as the list of featured Superstars advertised for the show, and replaced him with Tiffany Stratton.
Reigns made his WWE return for the first time since losing the Universal Championship to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania XL Sunday at SummerSlam on August 3, and has appeared on both episodes of SmackDown that followed the annual premium live event.
WWE SmackDown makes the transition back to the USA Network after a five-year run on FOX that began in 2019, where along with SyFy, the show called home from 2010-2019.
