Former Bloodline member confirms he won't be on WWE SmackDown
A former member of The Bloodline has confirmed that he will not be attending tonight's edition of WWE SmackDown. The heel faction has made several changes to its personnel in recent months.
The Bloodline turned on Paul Heyman last month on SmackDown and brutally attacked him. The Wiseman had refused to acknowledge Solo Sikoa as his Tribal Chief and stayed loyal to Roman Reigns. The Head of the Table has not appeared on WWE television since his loss to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania XL.
Ahead of tonight's episode of SmackDown, Heyman confirmed he will not be in Worcester, Massachusetts. The legend shared a photo from a flight to Beverly Hills and you can check out his Instagram story by clicking here.
"Jetting into the sun on the way to Variety Sportico Symposium in Beverly Hills," he wrote.
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Paul Heyman was inducted into WWE's Hall of Fame earlier this year during WrestleMania weekend. The veteran manager got a huge pop from the crowd last month when he refused to acknowledge Solo Sikoa as the new Tribal Chief.
Former WWE manager believes Roman Reigns will be returning to SmackDown soon
Wrestling legend, Dutch Mantell has shared his thoughts on The Bloodline storyline on SmackDown and believes Roman Reigns will be on his way back in the weeks ahead.
Speaking on a recent episode of Sportskeeda Wrestling's Smack Talk podcast, Mantell praised the company for their booking and noted it would be a good time for Reigns to return. Mantell added that he doesn't see how the Stamford-based promotion could hold off on Reigns' return for too long following The Bloodline's attack on Paul Heyman.
"They set it up masterfully tonight and it’s at the end of the night, so everybody got the idea, 'Ok, something big is coming,' and they weren’t disappointed at all. I thought they would hold this off a little more to where Roman is either there or close to coming back. He may be close, who knows? After this, I don’t think he can hold off much longer. He’s going to have to show up within the next week or a couple of weeks and Paul Heyman will be missing," said Mantell. [From 24:41 onwards]
You can check out Mantell's comments on Smack Talk in the video below:
The WWE Universe has been chanting "We want Roman!" during Reigns' hiatus from the company. It will be fascinating to see how the 39-year-old reacts to his Wiseman being attacked when he finally returns to WWE television.