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.

This week on WWE Smackdown, Paul Heyman returned after being away from the company due to an attack at the hands of Solo Sikoa and the New Bloodline. He introduced The OG Bloodline's Survivor Series War Games 5th member,

As the hype continues to build for this month's Survivor Series: WarGames, Paul Heyman made his long-awaited return last night on SmackDown...but he wasn't alone! You can find details and highlights here.

WWE’s two battling Bloodlines came face to face to close out SmackDown, with an ultimatum from Solo Sikoa drawing out Roman Reigns and the original crew. The problem was that with the addition of Bronson Reed to Sikoa’s group,

Paul Heyman made his return to "WWE SmackDown" to announce an also returning CM Punk as the fifth member of the original Bloodline's WarGames team.

CM Punk has been making up for lost time since returning to the pro wrestling world in August 2021, and after Friday's "WWE SmackDown" the legend has found his way into Roman Reigns' Bloodline drama as the fifth man in the impending "Bloodline Civil War Games" at Survivor Series — a fitting addition as we approach the one-year anniversary of the night he returned to WWE.

As CM Punk's signature entrance theme 'Cult of Personality' hit, the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah went wild. 'The Second City Saint' hadn't appeared on WWE television since the night after his brutal Hell In A Cell match with Drew McIntyre, when he told fans that he would be taking a break for a while.

Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso stood across from Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Bronson Reed on WWE SmackDown, with Solo wanting Roman to surrender as he was outnumbered. Solo said that together, they could run WWE for the next decade.