As noted earlier, Roman Reigns is off tonight’s WWE Day 1 pay-per-view after testing positive for COVID-19. As a result of this, the WWE Championship match has been turned into a 5-way with Brock Lesnar inserted into the match. Ariel Helwani first reported the news about the change and WWE officially announced it on their social media accounts.
Here is the updated card for tonight’s show:
WWE Championship – Fatal 5-Way Match
Big E (Champion) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Brock Lesnar
WWE Raw Women’s Championship
Becky Lynch (Champion) vs. Liv Morgan
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
RK-Bro (Champions) vs. The Street Profits
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
The Usos (Champions) vs. The New Day
Edge vs. The Miz
Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss
Cesaro and Ricochet vs. Sheamus and Ridge Holland
BREAKING: @BrockLesnar to challenge for WWE Championship tonight in Fatal 5-Way Match at #WWEDay1 following @WWERomanReigns testing positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/wXmr4kzcz5 pic.twitter.com/WrRFmDSRjR
— WWE (@WWE) January 1, 2022
