Roman Reigns looked on as his cousins Jimmy and Jey Uso hugged mid-ring right at the tail end of Friday’s newsworthy edition of SmackDown, but what does the future hold? WWE pressed pause on the story before Jey and Reigns himself could hug it out too. That’s surely incoming on TV soon, and so is a sensational announcement.
It looks like Roman’s OG Bloodline will meet Solo Sikoa’s own version of the famous stable in a brutal WarGames match at Survivor Series on 30 November in Vancouver. If so, then the deck is stacked numbers-wise in favour of the heels. That isn’t a massive problem, because Reigns and The Usos make for a strong trio, but Triple H will presumably sprinkle in another partner to make it 4v4.
To quote Kofi Kingston during New Day promos: “Who?!”.
Solo, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa will be on one side. On the other, Roman, Jimmy, Jey and…Sami Zayn? He’d certainly fit the bill, but there might not be enough time to properly unpack Sami’s unceremonious exit from The Bloodline as an ‘Honorary Uce’ in 2023.
Another option is The Rock. He showed up right before Bad Blood went off the air, and there are still major question marks hanging over his involvement in the family drama now that Roman is a babyface. Will Rocky remain heel as ‘Final Boss’ (thus siding with Sikoa), or will he go good guy again and reassume his role as ‘The Great One’?
Questions, questions, questions.
Then, there’s the curveball WWE could throw. The string of talented Samoans in the family suggests there’s a factory somewhere churning them out. It’s always possible that somebody totally new could debut before Survivor Series and align with ‘Team OG’.
In 1996, WCW squeezed a ton of mileage out of pondering who the ‘third man’ next to Kevin Nash and Scott Hall was in the nWo. In 2024, WWE might be able to do something similar with a ‘fourth man’ twist for The Bloodline. Zayn, Rock or a debuting new family member would all be satisfying in their own unique ways.
Over to you, WWE creative team. You’ve got a huge decision to make soon!