Sami Zayn will be face-to-face with Roman Reigns next week to talk about their upcoming match.

On the October 12 edition of WWE Raw, the company announced a match between Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn for the Men’s Crown Jewel Championship. The company had previously confirmed that Reigns will be on next week’s show.

During his promo on this week’s SmackDown, Zayn also confirmed that he’ll be face-to-face with Reigns to talk about their Crown Jewel match next week on Raw.

Sami Zayn has a message for Roman Reigns…

…but it'll have to wait until Monday at Raw. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/53XadQMw7E

— WWE (@WWE) October 17, 2026

Here’s the updated lineup for the show:

WWE Raw (10/19)

• Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns to be face-to-face
• JD McDonagh vs. Joe Hendry

Crown Jewel is scheduled to take place on November 7 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, although WWE does have a backup venue in the US if needed. Fans can read more about that here.

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