Featured Columnist IVAugust 4, 2024
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Cody Rhodes defeated Solo Sikoa at SummerSlam on Saturday to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.
For the primary time since dropping the WWE title to Rhodes in the principle occasion of WrestleMania 40 in April, Roman Reigns appeared and performed a pivotal function throughout his temporary time within the ring. He hit Sikoa with the Superman punch and a Spear.
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One other Cross Rhodes on Sikoa adopted that and Rhodes remained the champion.
The American Nightmare was additionally grateful for the assistance of Kevin Owens and Randy Orton in seeing off different members of The Bloodline in the course of the match.
After Rhodes ended Reigns’ 1,316-day title run at WrestleMania, The Tribal Chief disappeared from WWE programming, as did The Rock, which left a management void inside The Bloodline.
It shortly turned obvious that Sikoa was intent on taking the management function of the group, as he made a number of govt choices, together with kicking his brother, Jimmy Uso, out of the group.
Moreover, Sikoa introduced in a number of new members, together with Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa and Jacob Fatu, which did not sit properly with Paul Heyman.
Sikoa requested each member of The Bloodline to pledge their allegiance to him and acknowledge him as their Tribal Chief, however when The Smart Man refused to take action, he was attacked and faraway from the steady as properly.
At round that very same time, Sikoa started focusing on Rhodes with the purpose of bringing the WWE Championship again to The Bloodline.
Sikoa and The Bloodline attacked Rhodes after his profitable title protection towards AJ Kinds at Conflict on the Citadel, however Owens and Orton made the save, resulting in a six-man tag group match at Cash within the Financial institution.
Sikoa, Tonga and Fatu had been victorious in that match due to Sikoa pinning Rhodes, which was sufficient to earn Sikoa a championship bout towards The American Nightmare at SummerSlam.
The looming presence of The Bloodline made Solo a harmful menace to Rhodes’ title reign, however the champion managed to retain at SummerSlam and keep his place because the face of SmackDown.
And it is abundantly clear Reigns has some unfinished enterprise with Sikoa that may must be resolved within the coming weeks.
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