WWE veteran weighs in on Jacob Fatu's arrival in The Bloodline
The Bloodline's newest member, Jacob Fatu, shocked the WWE Universe upon his debut in the Stamford-based promotion. Among many veterans and critics, Dutch Mantell also shared his two cents on the arrival of The Samoan Werewolf.
Last week on Friday Night SmackDown, the 32-year-old appeared unexpectedly after Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and Kevin Owens surrounded Solo Sikoa. Fatu destroyed the babyfaces and aligned with Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and The Street Champion in the Bloodline.
On his Story Time with Dutch Mantell podcast, the 74-year-old veteran praised World Wrestling Entertainment for perfectly putting over The Samoan Werewolf on his debut night. Mantell mentioned that with the addition of Fatu, The Bloodline has become stronger and more dominant than ever.
"Now if you're going to get a guy over, that's the way you get him over. They [WWE] gave him [Jacob Fatu] the complete end of the show and ended up with that big dive off the corner through the table and who did he dive on? Cody [Rhodes]! The top babyface, he took him out so. That just makes Solo Sikoa, his Tongan friends, and Jacob Fatu of course, they will all be together makes them a strong group," he said. [From 00:27 to 01:05]
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The former WWE manager also claimed that the wrestling business would be pointless without heels like The Bloodline.
Jacob Fatu "acknowledged" Solo Sikoa on WWE SmackDown
The June 28th edition of the blue show featured a "Bloodline Acknowledgment Ceremony," at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City.
WWE introduced Fatu with a brand new theme song as he joined the rest of the faction in the ring. The Tongans acknowledged Sikoa as the new Head of the Table in the absence of Roman Reigns.
The Samoan Werewolf also showed recognition to Solo Sikoa, but Paul Heyman refused to do so. Since The Wiseman didn't acknowledge the 31-year-old, he was brutally beaten down by The Bloodline before he was sent to the nearest hospital in an ambulance.
WWE fans assumed Reigns or The Usos would appear on Friday Night SmackDown to help Heyman, but that didn't happen. Only time will tell what Solo Sikoa has planned for the Samoan faction ahead of their match against The Viper, The American Nightmare, and The Prizefighter at Money in the Bank 2024.
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