On the January 29 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that Nikki Bella would defend her Divas Championship against Paige
On January 25, during the Royal Rumble post-show, Rusev interrupted John Cena's interview and the two shoved each other. On January 26, it was announced on WWE.com that Rusev would defend his United States Championship against Cena
On the February 2nd episode of Raw, Roman Reigns was manipulated by The Authority to agree to defend his #1 contendership for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31 that he earned at the Royal Rumble in a match at Fastlane. Later that night, Daniel Bryan defeated Seth Rollins to earn the right to face Reigns