Paul Heyman confirmed Roman Reigns' participation in the Men's Royal Rumble 2025 on WWE Smackdown. The Wiseman let Cody Rhodes know that the OTC would be coming after his world title. As Cody was about to reply, Kevin Owens interrupted him, and the duo of Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu confronted Wiseman before Jimmy Uso came to his aid.
Friday Night Smackdown started with the segment from the Wiseman. The popular manager announced Roman as the Only Tribal Chief following his win in the Tribal Combat on WWE Raw on Netflix. He then focused on the future of the OTC. Before letting the fans know, he wanted Cody to listen to the motives of the OTC.
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As the American Nightmare came to the arena, Heyman confirmed that Roman Reigns will be taking part in the Men's Royal Rumble 2025. He confirmed that the OTC wants his world title back and Rhodes would be his target. Just when Cody was about to reply, KO interrupted him from the stands.
Cody Rhodes saves Jimmy Uso from Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga on WWE Smackdown
Rhodes could not control himself and went after Kevin. As Heyman was observing the brawl between Kevin and Cody, Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga scared him to death. That was when the music of Jimmy hit. The elder Uso came to Heyman's assistance and delivered a series of Superkicks to the duo.
He then got a steel chair and smashed Tama with it. But Fatu recovered from the blows and tried to go after Jimmy. Cody came after dealing with Owens and assisted Jimmy against Jacob and Tonga. He attacked the duo and saved Jimmy. Together, the duo took care of Tama and Fatu.
They forced Fatu and Tama to retreat from the arena. The security guards and referees tried to lock the duo up in a room. As Nick Aldis was not able to execute it, LA Knight locked them up in the room and went for his match against Shinsuke Nakamura for the United States Championship on the blue brand.
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