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Roman Reigns, Oba Femi, & More Major Announcements Made For WWE RAW

By Sridhar Krishnan • Published May 24, 2026 14:17 EDT
Roman Reigns WWE World Champion
Roman Reigns WWE World Champion - (Source-WWE.com)

Roman Reigns got the upper hand on Jacob Fatu on WWE Raw last week with the help of The Usos.

The OTC was called out by his cousin, which led to Jey and Jimmy Uso showing up. After Fatu neutralized them, Reigns made his way out, after which a brawl broke out between the two.

Shortly afterward, The Usos joined in, too, leading to the member of their bloodline getting overwhelmed by the number’s game.

The trio continued to work on The Samoan Werewolf as they tied him to the ring ropes and hit him with multiple superkicks. Roman Reigns also hit a couple of Superman Punches before taking him out with a Spear.

As Reigns was headed to the back, Fatu got on the mic and challenged him to a Tribal Combat at Clash in Italy, which is scheduled on May 31. Reigns accepted.

Roman and Jacob last faced each other in a match at Backlash for the World Heavyweight Championship, which the Original Tribal Chief won.

Taking to X, Raw general manager Adam Pearce announced that Reigns will be a part of the show in Columbus, Ohio, on May 25, where he and Fatu will officially sign the contract for their match at the Turin PLE.

Oba Femi To Open Show Before Roman Reigns Appearance

Like Roman Reigns, Oba Femi has his business to handle.

Since defeating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42, Femi has been organizing open challenges on Raw, facing random opponents. He has so far defeated Otis and the Los Garza duo of Angel and Berto.

Last week on the red brand, The Ruler was scheduled to face another surprise opponent, only for Lesnar to show up and launch a vicious assault on him. Lesnar, who had seemingly retired at WrestleMania, hit four F5s on Femi before leaving the arena.

In his social media video, Adam Pearce said that Oba Femi would open the show on Monday and address the challenge issued to him by Lesnar for a match at Clash In Italy.

Pearce then spoke about Roman Reigns before giving a shoutout to his SmackDown counterpart, Nick Aldis. With Pearce missing Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 23, Aldis held the show’s reins.

At the event, he was seen in a backstage segment with Becky Lynch, where he informed her on Pearce’s behalf that she would be defending her Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Sol Ruca in Turin next Sunday.