On a recent WWE SmackDown episode, Royal Rumble winners Cody Rhodes and Bayley made their first post-Rumble appearance on the same edition of the blue brand. Rhodes confronted Roman Reigns and challenged him to a fight at WrestleMania, while Seth Rollins proposed a match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, which Rhodes showed interest in. Bayley seemingly chose Rhea Ripley as her WrestleMania opponent, but Nia Jax persuaded her to reconsider. The episode also included sightings of The Rock and CM Punk in Birmingham, with Punk rumored to be backstage.