Roman Reigns' former rival weighs in on the new Bloodline
Solo Sikoa has by default become the successor of The Bloodline, a faction Roman Reigns helped establish as a force to be reckoned with on WWE SmackDown. For nearly four years, Reigns and clan dominated the entire division of World Wrestling Entertainment. He was looked upon as the man to beat by any wrestler who aspired to reach the top of the mountain.
All of that changed when Cody Rhodes dethroned The Tribal Chief at WrestleMania XL. LA Knight discussed about the turn of events in the last few months on the blue brand.
Speaking on the Battleground Podcast, Knight pointed to Solo Sikoa as the sole member of the new rendition who is an original member. However, even Sikoa is a fairly new player in the game when compared to Roman Reigns and The Usos. He brought up each of their names and wondered what the future holds for arguably the most dominant faction in not only WWE but in all of wrestling:
"You better ask them," LA Knight retorted when asked about the differences in the old and new versions of The Bloodline. "As far as I can tell, it's a completely different crew. The OG crew is out the door; all broken up. I haven't seen Jimmy [Uso] in forever. Haven't seen Roman since WrestleMania [XL]. Jey [Uso] is doing his own thing [on RAW]. The only kind of OG member is Solo, and even he was kind of new school in the grand scheme of things."
The Megastar then touched upon how The Bloodline is no longer all about the Samoans as the Tongans have also joined the stable. He joked how many people may not know the difference. However, he added that all of them, including Jacob Fatu, have brought significant changes:
"There's a whole different look and feel to The Bloodline and now you're talking about big old Paul Heyman getting thrown through a table. Nobody saw that coming. You knew the top was going to blow off in some regard. So now it's just a matter of where it's gonna go," he said. [From 07:33 onwards]
WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H hinted that the current storyline will blow up at SummerSlam, which seemingly means that the return of Roman Reigns at The Biggest Party of The Summer is not out of the question.
LA Knight challenged Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Championship twice
LA Knight's popularity was so massive in the summer of 2023 that WWE had to capitalize on it. And they did. The Megastar faced Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel. Although he lost, Knight was still over as ever in the eyes of fans.
So much so, that the company had to scrap plans for a previously rumored Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton match at Royal Rumble. Instead, LA Knight and AJ Styles were thrown into the mix as well, making it a Fatal Four-Way for the title.
Another notable rival from The Megastar's run in WWE thus far was Bray Wyatt. Knight recently made some comments on the late legend's brother Uncle Howdy and the Wyatt Sicks. They recently made their debut on RAW as The Wyatt Sicks.
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