WWE is returning to touring in Europe with a series of house shows and television tapings for both Raw and SmackDown, with Raw airing live on Netflix. The tour begins on March 14th with a SmackDown taping in Barcelona, Spain, followed by live events in Dortmund and Hannover, Germany, on March 15th and 16th.

This confused Reigns, who recently teamed with Punk a couple of months earlier at Survivor Series: WarGames in November 2024. Punk helped Reigns and the OG Bloodline (Jey and Jimmy Uso, Sami Zayn) defeat the new Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa), who were joined by Bronson Reed as their fifth member.

Former WWE champion Roman Reigns is scheduled to appear on March 21 and March 28 episodes of SmackDown in Europe. The Tribal Chief was last seen in the ring during the Royal Rumble 2025 event, wherein he and Seth Rollins got eliminated by CM Punk.