Roman Reigns pushes upcoming schedule ahead of WWE SmackDown

Tonight's WWE SmackDown will continue the build to Crown Jewel. Roman Reigns will march forward with his comeback program as well, which has been on a slow build since SummerSlam. Amid a strong babyface presence, the OTC shared a pre-show message in another example of how he's a loyal company man.

The Original Tribal Chief has been pushed and cheered as a babyface since returning for revenge against Solo Sikoa at SummerSlam. A defiant Reigns was upbeat about the future last Friday, but an honest Jimmy reminded his older cousin of how bad their situation was, and how they needed help. Big Jim later lost his ring return to Solo, and the show ended with the heel Bloodline standing tall over Uso and Reigns. Jimmy then went to RAW to talk Jey Uso into helping them, but the Intercontinental Champion did not want to speak to his brother.

Reigns recently announced himself for several upcoming SmackDown TV tapings, including tonight in Columbia, October 25 in Brooklyn, November 8 in Buffalo, November 15 in Milwaukee, and November 22 in Salt Lake City. There's now speculation on more upcoming appearances after Reigns took to Instagram today to share the upated WWE schedule.

Reigns shares WWE schedule [Photo Credit: Screenshot of Roman Reigns' Instagram story]

The Head Of The Table is also scheduled for Crown Jewel Weekend in Saudi Arabia. The PLE will be held on November 2, and RAW will be taped from Riyadh on November 3 to air the following day. While the Saudi General Entertainment Authority has announced Reigns for the weekend, WWE has not officially confirmed his role as of this writing.

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WWE SmackDown update for tonight

World Wrestling Entertainment will return to Columbia, South Carolina for tonight's SmackDown. The episode will air live from Colonial Life Arena on the USA Network.

The Motor City Machine Guns are expected to debut tonight following a major backstage report that leaked. Below is the current lineup for tonight:

1. Los Garza vs. a new debuting tag team
2. Randy Orton will appear
3. What's next for Kevin Owens?
4. Will Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso get help with The Bloodline?
5. Cody Rhodes will address the Crown Jewel match with Gunther
6. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes, tiebreaker for series tied at 3-3

Several superstars are also advertised by WWE and arena websites. The following names are also scheduled for the show: LA Knight, Bayley, Jade Cargill, and Bianca Belair. RAW stars are listed for dark main events: Sami Zayn vs. Pete Dunne, plus The New Day vs. Carlito and Finn Balor.