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After months away from WWE television – literally – Roman Reigns made his triumphant return to SmackDown to discuss the state of The Bloodline, a faction that has found a new foe in familiar face as of late in Randy Orton. Marching down to the ring with his brand new golden WWE Championship on his […]

When news broke that Lance Anoa’i, the son of Headshrinkers standout Samu and the heir apparent to his Wild Samoans moniker from inside The Bloodline, had requested his release from MLW, it turned heads around the professional wrestling world. Sure, on paper, the news that Anoa’i could sign anywhere shouldn’t be that big a deal, […]

After seeing his tag team with Sami Zayn unceremoniously come to an end on the season premiere of SmackDown thanks to the shrewd wheeling and dealing of new GM Nick Aldis, Kevin Owens was afforded an entire segment on the Blue Brand to continue his conversation with Cathy Kelley from his WWE Digital Exclusive segment […]

After getting into it with Seth Rollins in a promo battle for the ages that all but locked in the dramatic stakes of his Crown Jewel match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Drew McIntyre took to the backstage area on Monday Night RAW to attend to another matter regarding a man very familiar with […]

While the goal of every professional wrestling match is technically to secure a win over one’s opponent, oftentimes, there are ulterior motives that can impact the way a match is wrestled, even at a Premium Live Event like Fastlane. Sometimes, a performer wants to simply beat up their foe in the lead-up to an even […]

After going through one heck of an ordeal on SmackDown, getting interrupted by Paul Heyman in the opening segment of the show before being jumped by Solo Sikoa during his main event match with Jimmy Uso, LA Knight was fuming when the Blue Brand went off the air. Pacing in the locker room waiting for […]

With Fastlane rapidly approaching, LA Knight decided to address the WWE Universe in the opening segment of SmackDown, telling fans how he feels about tag teaming with John Cena, about earning another huge match at a Premium Live Event, and most importantly of all, about The Bloodline, a faction he suddenly has to deal with […]

John Cena has a Bloodline problem. After becoming the object of Jey Uso‘s ire pretty much since he returned to the promotion on the SmackDown before Payback, the leader of CeNation has barely had a moment to think within the WWE Universe without a Fatu breathing down his neck, with AJ Styles and The OC […]

Despite officially jumping ship from SmackDown to RAW after a totally-not-Kayfabe few weeks spent on the alumni section of the WWE roster page, Jey Uso remains one of the hottest factional free agents on the Red Brand, with The Judgment Day and Sami Zayn vying for his allegiance heading into the fall. On paper, sticking […]

When Sami Zayn offered up his services to Roman Reigns on an otherwise random episode of SmackDown in 2022, few WWE fans expected it to be the sort of near-year-long storytelling device that would elevate the “Underdog from the Underground” into the main event picture and give fans flashbacks to Daniel Bryan’s “Yes!” movement. Why […]

After vowing to “update everyone on the status of the Bloodline” by sanction of the “Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns heading into SmackDown, Paul Heyman was oddly standoffish when his longtime frenemy Kayla Braxton approached him regarding the rumors surrounding the future of The Bloodline. While Heyman is never opposed to talking, as he might just […]

When Kurt Angle called into question Paul Heyman‘s assertion that The Bloodline’s story was only in its third inning, Roman Reigns’ official “Wise Man” fired back, letting the WWE Hall of Famer know on Twitter that “no matter what inning we’re in, at least we’re not looking for exposure thru the next Old Timer’s Day.” […]

What the WWE has done with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline storyline has been nothing short of remarkable. Between Reigns and his family members in Jey and Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa and his wise man Paul Heyman, they’ve made WWE television engaging for three years now with this long term storyline. But all good things […]

After three years of build-up, The Bloodline finally came to an end at SummerSlam, when Jey Uso finished the job Kevin Owens, Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn, and Cody Rhodes began over the last year. … just kidding, Roman Reigns won the match, as he always does, and after hearing Paul Heyman declare that The Bloodline […]

If there is anyone who knows a thing or two about the art of professional wrestling, it’s Paul Heyman. A veteran performer who has been working in the business in one form or another since the 1980s, Heyman once again helped push his client, Roman Reigns, to a victory in his first singles match since […]

After a week of anticipation, fans in the WWE Universe finally got to see Roman Reigns and “Main Event” Jey Uso back in the ring once more to set out the conditions for the third match of their current career, a Tribal Rules match at SummerSlam… but not before the “Tribal Chief” got a little […]

The formation of a new wrestling faction always comes with its fair share of challenges. Bringing together multiple wrestlers to form a new group often means they’ve struggled individually to connect with the audience. Initially, The Judgment Day faced such difficulties, and later, they had to overcome them. Despite this, they are now being considered […]

After a week of anticipation, the WWE Universe finally got to hear what Jey Uso had to say about his battle with Roman Reigns at Tribal Court, where Jimmy Uso suffered an injury Michael Cole revealed to be “ruptured rib cartilage” that will leave him out of action indefinitely. Welcomed to the ring like a […]

After two separate stints on the indies, Karrion Kross knows a thing or two about the differences between how WWE likes to put angles together and how companies like Impact, New Japan, Major League Wrestling, and even your local indie opt to run their shows. Some value hard-hitting, shoot-esque action, others, like Lucha Underground – […]

After taking part in arguably the most important match of his professional wrestling career in the match dubbed The Bloodline Civil War by WWE, Solo Sikoa took to his Facebook page – a page that technically still uses his old indie moniker, Sefa Fatu – to celebrate what he felt was his version of a […]

After watching Jimmy Uso take a relentless beating so callused that he needed to be ambulance away to the nearest hospital, Roman Reigns sat contemplatively in his private locker room in the back of Madison Square Garden, at least until a frantic Paul Heyman ran to his side to inform the “Tribal Chief” of the […]

If there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about creating drama, it’s Michael Cole. The longest-tenured commentator in WWE by a country mile, Cole has been instrumental in calling some of the most important matches in the promotion’s history, with his ability to give words to the drama occurring in the ring becoming an […]

With The Bloodline set to go to war for the first time since its inception during the Thunder Dome era of pandemic wrestling in Orlando, Roman Reigns decided to address the WWE Universe one final time before Money in the Bank and offer up an unlikely olive branch to his cousins The Usos, but if […]

At this point, what more is there to accomplish for Roman Reigns in WWE? He’s already hit 1,000 days as Champion, surpassing Pedro Morales for the forth-longest championship reigns in the promotion’s history, and after main eventing the last three WrestleManias, he’s effectively entered unprecedented territory as the sort of champion WWE had to christen […]

The wrestling industry has been captivated by The Bloodline storyline, making it the centerpiece of WWE television over the past year. Filled with all the elements that wrestling fans crave, this narrative has deepened the character development of every individual involved, offering a recipe for an exceptional story. Among the compelling personas, Jey Uso stands […]

There are a lot of ways to describe Roman Reigns and his current 1,000-plus day reign atop the WWE Universe. He’s the “Tribal Chief,” he’s the “Head of the Table,” he’s a killer in the ring and a performer so ruthless that he’ll even give the thumbs down to his own cousin Jimmy before watching […]

Why did Sami Zayn work so well in The Bloodline? Was it his quick wit in coming up with nicknames like “The Honorary Uce,” and how he was feeling “Ucey?” Or maybe his willingness to be the butt of the joke and look foolish in an earnest attempt to entertain fans? Well, in the opinion […]

For years, fans and non-fans alike have drawn comparisons between what promoters like Eric Bischoff, Paul Heyman, and Vince McMahon – and now Paul “Triple H” Levesque – put on the screen each week and the soap operas that have dominated daytime television since, well, since daytime television became a thing. Both have excessive drama, […]

What is the next stage of story evolution for WWE? Now that the promotion has embraced incredibly long-form storytelling, at least when it comes to the likes of Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and the rest of The Bloodline, what can WWE do to help push the industry further and produce something new that feels both […]

For many fans of WWE, the time Sami Zayn spent as “The Honorary Uce” in The Bloodline will go down as the true highlight of the faction’s near-three-year stranglehold on the top of the RAW and SmackDown card. A classic fish-out-of-water story, Zayn used his wit, his charm, and his exceptional comedic timing to create […]

In WWE, like in life, there’s nothing worse than a bad nickname. While some, like Seth Rollins, have been able to overcome a bad moniker, with “Freakin’” arguably the worse nickname imaginable, others haven’t been so lucky, with Roman Reigns famously being showered with dog food by Baron Corbin in what would be the final […]

Few people in the world today know more about professional wrestling than Paul Heyman, “The Wiseman” of The Bloodline and the special counsel to none other than “The Tribal Chief,” Roman Reigns. A 30-year pro of the business, with experience running one of the most legendary promotions of all time in ECW and managing some […]

Sami Zayn is one of the biggest names in WWE today, mainly due to his involvement in The Bloodline storyline. Zayn has been a huge fan favorite and an excellent heel during his run in WWE, but nothing comes close to his work with The Bloodline. The Bloodline storyline is arguably the best story WWE […]

Ladies and gentlemen, his name is Paul Heyman, and after watching Jimmy Uso attempt to field a Bloodline coup on the first episode of SmackDown post-Night of Champions – on Roman Reigns’ 1000th day as Champion celebration day, no less – he had something to say to the entire WWE Universe on RAW, even if […]

Whether Roman Reigns and his tag team partner Solo Sikoa – who have never worked a tag team match together – are able to leave Night of Champions as the new Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, or they come up short in disastrous fashion to the incumbents, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, “The Tribal Chief” […]

After spending the better part of a year in or around The Bloodline, initially working for the faction as an associate, then joining the family as “The Honorary Uce” before ultimately falling out with Roman Reigns and The Usos culminating in matches at the Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 39, Sami Zayn acknowledges that his time […]

Matt Riddle is a RAW dude; he was drafted onto the brand back in 2020, appeared on multiple Survivor Series teams as a member of the brand, and now, after the 2023 running of the WWE Draft, he’ll call the Red Brand home once more moving forward. Stopping by The Bump to help promote his […]

After securing a shockingly clean win on The Usos in a rematch of the main event of Night 1 of WrestleMania 39, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were in relatively good spirits, or at least as good spirits as a certified curmudgeon like KO can get at this stage in his career. Sitting down for […]

If you listened to Sami Zayn speak during the month of March, there was one message he continued to reiterate above all others: The Bloodline was going to fall at WrestleMania 39. On paper, his case was pretty strong; if he and his tag team partner, Kevin Owens, were able to take out The Usos […]