WWE taped the November 29, 2024, episode of Friday Night SmackDown early to accommodate Thanksgiving. Key developments for Survivor Series WarGames 2024 were revealed, including match updates and team changes.

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.

Carmelo Hayes recently shared a notable encounter with CM Punk on Twitter, where Punk offered him valuable advice on managing backstage conflicts, drawing from his own tumultuous experiences in wrestling.

Heading into the penultimate edition of SmackDown before Survivor Series: WarGames, Roman Reigns and his OG Bloodline Team of Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, and Sami Zayn were having a whole lot of trouble finding a fifth for their match against Solo Sikoa’s new Bloodline team of GOD,