Paul Heyman and CM Punk both returned on the November 22 episode of WWE SmackDown. Heading into Friday night, Roman Reigns and the OG Bloodline had come up empty in their search for a fifth man for their WarGames match against The Bloodline.

Paul Heyman has managed numerous world champions over his WWE Hall of Fame career. On WWE SmackDown, two of those clients unexpectedly joined forces. Heyman returned after a five-month hiatus, bringing CM Punk along to complete Roman Reigns' WarGames team.

WWE is off to an oddly slow start in announcing matches for its Survivor Series: WarGames premium live event on November 30, with only one showdown

WarGames has been confirmed. On the November 18 episode of WWE RAW, Rhea Ripley returned from injury. She then issued the challenge for WarGames. She joined forces with Jade Cargill, Naomi, Bianca Belair,

CM Punk announced to be the fifth member for Roman Reigns team in the WarGames match against the team led by Solo Sikao.

With Survivor Series drawing near, speculation over the teams for the two WarGames matches appear to be set. It's a sure thing on the women's side after a shockingly quick return from injury for Rhea Ripley.

On Friday Night, CM Punk paid tribute to Paul Heyman on his return and also announced his return on WWE Smackdown so that he can join the original Bloodline's WarGames team. Both of them returned on the November 22 episode of WWE Smackdown.

It was a Friday Night SmackDown doubleheader at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT. Next week's episode was filmed at the conclusion of Friday's show and will feature some major match-ups as the build to Survivor Series: WarGames continues.