Following Monday’s episode of WWE Raw (November 9), we now have confirmation that Roman Reigns will be leading The Bloodline into WarGames against The 946 at Survivor Series.
That also confirms that Roman Reigns will not be defending his World Heavyweight Championship at a second straight WWE PLE, which leaves the 2027 Royal Rumble as the next time we may see “The OTC” put his gold on the line.
That’s because Reigns has yet to be confirmed for the final WWE PLE of the year: Wrestlepalooza 2026, which takes place in just over a month’s time on December 12.
Reigns’ status could obviously change between now then, but in the event that Reigns does skip the flight to Perth, Australia, it’s worth looking at who, realistically he will be standing across the ring from at the Royal Rumble on February 6.
Here are two potential opponents for Roman Reigns at WWE Royal Rumble 2027:
Royce Keys
By far the most clear cut pick for Roman Reigns’ next opponent is the leader of The 946: Royce Keys.
In less than a year on WWE’s roster, Keys has established himself as a main event heel and he deserves all the credit for his work as the leader of 946 thus far, especially given his inexperience at this high of a level.
At a different point in time WWE may very well have put the World Heavyweight Title on Keys, but unfortunately for him, Oba Femi is the only man who is taking that championship from Roman Reigns.
That’s the slightly disappointing thing about Roman Reigns’ entire run as World Heavyweight Champion: the end goal is Oba Femi defeating him at WrestleMania 43. We’ve known this since Femi gave away his guaranteed title opportunity for SummerSlam, so it’s hard to get invested in any challenger that steps up to “The OTC.”
Despite the inevitability of him losing to Reigns, a World Title shot at the Royal Rumble would still be an amazing spot for someone who was little more than a henchman for most of his time in AEW.
Drew McIntyre
In the event that Keys receives his World Heavyweight Title shot before the Royal Rumble, we could see someone else step up and challenge Reigns in Arizona on February 6: Drew McIntyre.
McIntyre has been off TV for seven months now, but should be nearing a return now that his various Hollywood projects have wrapped up.
“The Scottish Warrior” is technically a SmackDown star, but given how many challengers Sami Zayn has for his Undisputed WWE Title, Drew would be better off on Raw, where there is less competition in the main event.
Also, McIntyre crucially has a ton of unfinished business with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline dating back to Clash at the Castle 2022.
With his loss to Reigns ultimately proving to be the catalyst for his heel turn, it’s time for McIntyre to get the chance to exercise his demons and take Reigns World Heavyweight Title away from him.
And for Reigns, it would be another chance to right a wrong from his four-year title run and defeat McIntyre clean this time around.
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