New poster featuring Roman Reigns revealed ahead of major WWE switch

A new poster featuring Roman Reigns was revealed today ahead of a major WWE switch. This Friday's edition of SmackDown will air live from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.

Solo Sikoa is set to challenge Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship in a Steel Cage match this Friday night on the blue brand. It will be the first episode of SmackDown on the USA Network following the promotion's deal with FOX coming to an end.

Ahead of this week's SmackDown, USA Network's official X/Twitter account shared a new poster for both brands featuring Roman Reigns front and center. You can check out the poster featuring The Head of the Table in the post below.

"No one can escape this animal we have become! Catch the @WWE Superstars of Raw and SmackDown all in once place on USA Network!"

Reigns returned at SummerSlam to cost Solo Sikoa his title match against Cody Rhodes. The Bloodline got revenge on the 39-year-old and brutally attacked him on the August 16 edition of SmackDown. Reigns has not returned to television since the attack by his former faction last month.

Bill Apter comments on Roman Reigns' return to WWE

Wrestling veteran Bill Apter recently shared his thoughts on Roman Reigns returning to the company as a babyface.

Speaking on a recent edition of Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Time Machine podcast, Apter noted that Reigns cannot control how the crowd reacts to him. He stated that fans are excited to have Reigns back, but if they booed him, the veteran would be a heel once again.

"Look what happened when Hollywood Hulk Hogan, the heel, went against the babyface Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. The fans chose Hogan as the babyface in that match. So the fans love and are enthralled by Roman Reigns being back. So if they booed him, he would be a heel again. It's just, the fans out there watching it live, and on TV and on streaming, decide what you are gonna be." [From 05:06 onwards]

You can check out Apter's comments in the video below:

Reigns has not competed in a match since his loss to Cody Rhodes in the main event of WrestleMania XL. It will be interesting to see when the former champion returns to the ring in the weeks ahead.