The new WWE World Heavyweight Champion return stands toe-to-toe with four dangerous would-be challengers.

The Roman Empire has begun, and the newly crowned WWE World Heavyweight Champion wasted no time showing exactly what type of champion he plans to be. After declaring that he is “not a bad guy” or “a good guy,” but, rather, “the guy,” Roman Reigns fearlessly welcomed all challengers.

That was all the opening that Chris Jericho needed. The outspoken Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla denounced the WWE Universe as a bunch of “idiots” and demanded to be granted first crack at the WWE World Heavyweight Title because he defeated "internet darling" AJ Styles the night before. Yet, Jericho was not alone in wanting a piece of Reigns; Styles, perhaps taking exception to Jericho's words, made a roaring entrance, followed by Kevin Owens and, lastly, Sami Zayn.

Without so much as a word uttered between them, longtime rivals Zayn and Owens burst into a brawl, and Jericho and Styles followed suit, while Reigns cooly observed. Zayn repelled Owens from the ring and nailed him with a dive over the ropes. After a flurry from Styles, Jericho similarly ejected The Phenomenal One to the floor, but as soon as he turned around, Reigns cut the Jericho in half with a brutal Spear.

With sharks closing in from all sides, the question remains: Who will be  Roman Reigns’ first challenger?