5 things that could happen between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns on this week's WWE SmackDown

It has been quite a turbulent week for WWE's Roman Reigns-Brock Lesnar Universal Championship feud.

Initially, the pair were set to face each other one-on-one at WWE Day 1, with the championship on the line. Just hours before the event, The Tribal Chief tweeted out that he'd tested positive for COVID-19.

The company ultimately reshuffled its deck and inserted Brock Lesnar into RAW's WWE Championship match instead. To the surprise of the WWE Universe, Brock Lesnar defeated Big E, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley to walk with the title.

It now means that Brock Lesnar is WWE Champion, and Roman Reigns is the Universal Champion.

There's also the Paul Heyman element. Just before the holiday's, Heyman revealed that he was protecting Roman Reigns from Brock Lesnar, which saw The Bloodline turn on their wise man. He was seen back with the WWE Champion this past Monday on RAW.

WWE has already released a teaser for this Friday night's SmackDown. They posted an image quoting Brock Lesnar saying that he'll see Roman Reigns on the blue brand.

That being said, let's take a look at five things that could happen between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns on this week's SmackDown.

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#5. A Universal Championship match could be set for the WWE SmackDown main event

Brock Lesnar will be defending his WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley at the upcoming Royal Rumble event. So what does that mean for the Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns we were due to get?

Brock Lesnar could challenge Roman Reigns and say that he doesn't want The Tribal Chief breaking his 503-day run as Universal Champion. After all, Reigns is just days away from surpassing Lesnar's legendary reign.

This would be The Beast Incarnate's last chance to prevent that from happening. He could suggest they collide in the main event of SmackDown with the Universal Championship on the line.

SmackDown could kick off 2022 in an extraordinary way by having such a blockbuster match on this week's episode. The challenge could even be announced before the show to drum up plenty of hype.

This could be a spectacular way for Roman Reigns to break the Universal Championship reign record in style.

#4. WWE SmackDown could see Roman Reigns take Paul Heyman out as Brock Lesnar watches on

Now that Paul Heyman isn't the WWE Universal Champion's wise man anymore, The Bloodline needs to find a way to remove him from the picture.

Heyman threw shade at Roman Reigns on Monday at RAW, and The Tribal Chief may feel getting rid of his former counsel altogether will weaken Brock Lesnar. It wouldn't be the first time The Bloodline attacked Heyman. The group turned on their former manager a few weeks ago and nearly injured him until Lesnar made the save.

Roman Reigns may not make the same mistake again this upcoming SmackDown. The Bloodline could make a point to isolate Lesnar first before finally ambushing Heyman.

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#3. Roman Reigns may appear via satellite and refuse to face Brock Lesnar ever again

Roman Reigns may likely still be in a period of isolation due to his recent COVID-19 positive test. That doesn't mean that the Head of the Table can't appear via satellite to make a statement.

The Tribal Chief could appear while Brock Lesnar is in the ring and say they will never share a ring again. Reigns will allude to Brock winning the WWE Championship and that he has no reason to challenge for the Universal Championship. To add salt to the wound, Reigns could also tell Lesnar to stay on RAW.

Of course, this will only add another layer to their feud and add more anticipation to see them clash in the near future.

#2. Brock Lesnar could viciously take out The Uso's on WWE SmackDown

Again, if Roman Reigns is unable to appear physically then WWE could easily have Brock Lesnar send the Universal Champion a message some other way.

Brock Lesnar could head to the ring and call out Roman Reigns, but The Uso's answer the call instead. The Uso's could say that Roman isn't here and they begin to trash talk The Beast Incarnate and blame him for everything that's happened to them recently.

Brock being Brock could go straight after them and send a message straight to the Universal Champion. If this does happen, fans could get the chance to see some devastating F5's.

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#1. Bobby Lashley could appear and attack Brock Lesnar after being invited by Roman Reigns

Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship is happening in just a few weeks. To keep the momentum going and build on the dream match, The All Mighty might stop by SmackDown this Friday.

It's not strange to see another superstar appearing on a different brand, so there's nothing stopping this from happening.

Roman Reigns could personally invite Bobby Lashley. Reigns could lure Brock Lesnar to the ring only for him to be attacked by Lashley. It would be a relief for the Universal Champion, who can avoid The Beast Incarnate for another week.