WWE: Malik Blade Makes In-Ring Return From Injury at 11/21 WWE NXT House Show, Roman Reigns Set To Open 11/24 WWE RAW Show, Current Card for 11/28 WWE SmackDown Show

Malik Blade Makes In-Ring Return From Injury at 11/21 WWE NXT House Show

Friday’s WWE NXT house show event in Bartow, Florida featured Malik Blade making his in-ring return from injury.

Blade competed in a singles match against Cyril Coquerelle, former Aigle Blanc, which was won by Coquerelle.

Following his in-ring return, Blade reflected on Twitter stating ” We are so back !”

We are so back ! https://t.co/vLNLSgBYHj

— Malik Blade (@MalikBladeWWE) November 22, 2025

This was Blade’s first match since October of 2024 due to a torn ACL injury.

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Roman Reigns Announced To Open Nov. 24th WWE RAW Show

WWE announced one new segment for the card of next week’s WWE RAW show on November 24th at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

This new segment announced was Roman Reigns to kick off the show.

Current card for November 24th WWE RAW show:

• The Last Time Is Now Tournament Quarterfinal Round match – Gunther vs. Carmelo Hayes
• The Last Time Is Now Tournament Quarterfinal Round match – Solo Sikoa vs. Penta
• Men’s WarGames Advantage match – TBA vs. TBA
• Roman Reigns to kick off the show
• Brock Lesnar to appear

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Current Card for Nov. 28th WWE SmackDown Show

WWE announced three new matches and one new segment for the card of next week’s WWE SmackDown show on November 28th.

That week’s show was taped on Friday, November 21st as part of a double set of tapings at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

The new matches and segment announced were:

• The Last Time is Now Tournament Quarterfinal Round match – LA Knight vs. mystery opponent
• The Last Time is Now Tournament Quarterfinal Round match – Jey Uso vs. Rusev
• Women’s WarGames Advantage Match – TBA vs. TBA
• Chelsea Green championship celebration

Current card for November 28th WWE SmackDown show:

• 5-on-5 Men’s Survivor Series Elimination match – Solo Sikoa & The MFTs (JC Mateo, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, & Talla Tonga) vs. Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rey Fenix, & Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
• The Last Time is Now Tournament Quarterfinal Round match – LA Knight vs. mystery opponent
• The Last Time is Now Tournament Quarterfinal Round match – Jey Uso vs. Rusev
• Women’s WarGames Advantage Match – TBA vs. TBA
• Chelsea Green championship celebration