Solo Sikoa unveils a new nickname for Bloodline member following WWE SmackDown
Solo Sikoa coronated fellow Bloodline member Tama Tonga with a new nickname following the latter's win on WWE SmackDown.
Tama Tonga joined the heel faction shortly after WWE WrestleMania 40 with Roman Reigns on a hiatus. The star made his debut by attacking Jimmy Uso. Tonga is also one of the participants in the King of the Ring tournament and is already in the semi-finals.
He defeated LA Knight in round two, thanks to an assist from Solo Sikoa who distracted Knight for a few seconds. Following Tama's win, The Enforcer made it clear that The Bloodline member would become the King of the Ring. Solo also had a new nickname for Tama Tonga, calling him "The Butcher of the Bloodline."
The MFT will face Randy Orton in the semi-finals of the King of the Ring, with the winner advancing to Saudi Arabia for WWE's upcoming PLE.
Matt Morgan does not buy Solo Sikoa as The Bloodline's leader
With Roman Reigns currently on a hiatus from WWE, Solo Sikoa has been calling the shots in The Bloodline. The Enforcer kicked Jimmy Uso out of the group and added Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. Solo has also claimed on multiple occasions that he's constantly in touch with The Tribal Chief.
However, wrestling veteran Matt Morgan recently stated that Sikoa is not ready to be the leader of the heel faction. Morgan explained that Solo falls short in the promo department.
"I'll be honest, anybody would kill for the spot Solo Sikoa is in right now, me included, right? If I were still wrestling. But you also don't wanna be put in spots that you're not ready for. With respect, he's not ready to be the leader of that group. He's just not. It's nothing against him. It's nothing he's doing wrong. It's not his deal. He can wrestle anybody. But the promo component of it and being believable as a leader—he just doesn't look like it," he said.
The veteran continued:
"Even the suit he was wearing, it felt like Creative went to him that day and said, 'All right, you're the leader! You need to wear this suit. Here you go!' Roman [Reigns] would come out wearing like his workout gear, like his sweatpants and his Bloodline t-shirt and he still looked like a megastar no matter what that guy wore. And here, you're dressing him up; you're dressing Solo up fancy to try to pawn off that he's the leader. It doesn't work!"
Solo Sikoa has been presented as a menace since taking over The Bloodline and even Paul Heyman appears to be scared of him. There are speculations that it could lead to Roman Reigns returning to WWE as a babyface.