Update: Roman Reigns has now said that he wants a last man standing match instead.
Original: Roman Reigns will defend the Universal Title against Adam Pearce at the Royal Rumble on January 31st. That match now has a much different stipulation attached.
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SmackDown opened up this week with Roman Reigns studying his contract for the Royal Rumble. He didn’t like what he saw. Paul Heyman then suggested that he have a special stipulation attached.
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Later on, it was revealed that Adam Pearce vs Roman Reigns will be a No Disqualification match. Pearce signed the contract and the match is set. We will have to see how things play out on the road to the Royal Rumble.