Another jam-packed Friday Night SmackDown circled back into our lives on 19/01 straight from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, stitching some more captivating build-up to the upcoming Royal Rumble scheduled for the next week. Alongside a series of blockbuster matches, one of the major segments of tonight’s weekly extravaganza was Roman Reigns returning for a huge contract signing with all three Royal Rumble contenders, Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles.

This highly anticipated segment oozed a lot of intensity with the Smackdown general manager issuing a shocking threat to the Tribal Chief.

Nick Aldis dished out disrespect to Roman Reigns and his Bloodline at SmackDown tonight

After the other three men signed the paper, Heyman claimed that they hadn’t had a chance to have the contract scrutinized by a lawyer. Adding to the drama, he noted that Reigns wouldn’t sign the contract tonight. In a shocking response, Nick Aldis said that’s fine. Aldis added that they could still go for a triple-threat match for the vacant championship as he already had three men up for it. Heyman interrupted and noted Reigns should be in a one-on-one match rather.

We need to see what this segment brings out in Roman Reigns’ future endeavors.

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However, The Wise Man ultimately couldn’t get his wish fulfilled despite all his toiling efforts.

Paul Heyman couldn’t stop Roman Reigns’ booking for the Fatal 4-way match

An enraged Paul Heyman put Adilis in his place calling him a mediocre worker in a Paul Heyman wannabe custom after the latter made it clear to the boastful Bloodline members that they’re not irreplaceable in the game.

Heyman added to the insult saying there’s no way the SmackDown GM could sell the Reigns’ booking to the board of directors, to the audiences, and of course to the Tribal Chief himself.

However, all his high talks came out hollow as The Big Dog took out Randy Orton with a Superman punch and ended up signing the contract. With this, he is now officially booked for the fatal 4-way match and he definitely has a lot on his plate, smoothly sailing toward the first PLE of the year.

What’s your take on Nick Aldis downplaying Roman Reigns in a huge contract-signing segment at SmackDown tonight? Let us know in the comments.

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