Major Bloodline member misses WWE SmackDown

This week's episode of WWE SmackDown contained several Bloodline segments with Solo Sikoa making it clear that Roman Reigns needed to take back the Ula Fala to be seen as The Tribal Chief. While Roman wasn't seen backstage, he did show up in the closing segment of the night.

Sikoa claimed that he would acknowledge him as Tribal Chief if he was able to take it back, which was exactly what Reigns did. With only Tama Tonga and Solo Sikoa standing in his way, Reigns was able to take back the Ula Fala, a short-lived reunion, before he was attacked by the returning Jacob Fatu.

What's interesting is that Jacob Fatu was still wearing his surgical boot on his injured ankle, but Tonga Loa was missing from the show tonight. There was no word on why he missed SmackDown this week and Solo Sikoa didn't mention his absence in any of the segments, which means that he could be selling the injuries he sustained after Roman Reigns' attack last week.

Without Loa, The Bloodline was still able to dominate Roman Reigns and put him through the announce table in the style reminiscent of The Shield. It seems that the battle lines have truly been drawn between Solo Sikoa and Roman Reigns following this week's episode of WWE SmackDown.

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