Roman Reign has revealed he will invade Monday Night Raw - because he has “unfinished business” to complete.
But the Smackdown Live superstar’s vow has not gone down well with WWE chiefs, who have warned him to stay away.
He first tweeted his legion of almost four million fans on Twitter last Saturday, saying: "I'm back on #SDLive, but I still have some business on #Raw. I'll see y'all Monday. #ProtectTheYard"
That prompted WWE to release an official statement insisting he would not be on Raw, adding a tweet saying: “Per @WWE officials, #SDLive Superstar @WWERomanReigns will not appear on Monday Night #RAW this week.”
Yet Reigns laughed off the message and replied, saying: “Just have my music ready. I’ll be kicking things off on #Raw.”
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Three-time WWE champion Reigns was traded to the Tuesday night show as part of last month’s Superstar Shake-Up.
He has since entered a feud with Elias, who was introduced to the WWE Universe as the ‘greatest acquisition’ in Smackdown Live history by owner Vince McMahon.
Reigns made it clear he disagreed as he laid out Elias before hitting his signature ‘Superman Punch’ on 73-year-old McMahon.
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He got his comeuppance the following week, however, when he was blindsided by Vince’s son Shane McMahon and Elias.
But last week Reigns was victorious in a two-on-one handicap match against the B-Team’s Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel with Elias as special guest referee enforcer.
Now Reigns has decided he has unfinished business to settle on Raw.
His last Raw feud was with Drew McIntyre, which culminated with a victory at WrestleMania 35 - just months after his incredible return from battling leukaemia.
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Reigns is scheduled to take on Elias at the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view
But he may have his sights set on entering the winner-takes-all ladder match where a Championship contract for anytime awaits the victor.
Some reports suggest Reigns is only returning due to dwindling TV audiences for WWE’s flagship weekly show, Raw.
With WWE reportedly cancelling a scheduled house show for Smackdown, Reigns could be used to drive up attention ahead of the May 19 pay-per-view event.
