Featured Columnist IVSeptember 14, 2024
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Cody Rhodes defeated Solo Sikoa in a metal cage match on the premiere episode of SmackDown on USA Community on Friday to retain the undisputed WWE Championship.
Very like at SummerSlam when Rhodes confronted Sikoa in the principle occasion, Roman Reigns made his presence felt on SmackDown, as he arrived to get revenge on Sikoa and The Bloodline for attacking him a number of weeks in the past.
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That is CHAOS! 😱
The Bloodline is totally uncontrolled!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/7jNu4R67nw
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THE OTC IS HERE! 😤@WWERomanReigns needs revenge!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/PGov4sDX8n
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Who would’ve thought @CodyRhodes and @WWERomanReigns would take out The Bloodline… TOGETHER?!? 👀#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/OS6Yz1v6Fb
Rhodes beat Roman Reigns for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 40 again in April, ending one of the unbelievable title runs in firm historical past.
After dropping the title, Reigns took a number of months off, and whereas he was away, Sikoa stepped up as Tribal Chief and utterly reshaped The Bloodline in his personal imaginative and prescient.
Along with kicking out his personal brother, Jimmy Uso, in addition to “The Wiseman” Paul Heyman, Solo introduced in Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa and the harmful Jacob Fatu.
Collectively, the brand new Bloodline has wreaked havoc on SmackDown, they usually made such an impression that Sikoa was named No. 1 contender for the WWE title main as much as SummerSlam.
Whereas Solo seemingly had The American Nightmare on the ropes at SummerSlam on account of Bloodline interference, Reigns made his shock return to WWE programming and laid out Solo, permitting Cody to retain.
Throughout Reigns’ absence, Sikoa took a number of pictures at him, suggesting that he failed at WrestleMania and now not deserved the title of Tribal Chief.
Within the weeks that adopted, Reigns tried to take again energy of The Bloodline, however Fatu returned from an damage suffered at SummerSlam and was mainly answerable for placing Reigns on the shelf.
After Rhodes beat Kevin Owens to retain the WWE Championship at Bash in Berlin, he accepted Sikoa’s problem for a SummerSlam rematch, however it got here with a catch.
In an try to forestall exterior interference, SmackDown basic supervisor Nick Aldis booked a metal cage match for SmackDown, upping the ante much more for the rematch.
The consequence was finally the identical as SummerSlam with Rhodes retaining the WWE Championship, which means Sikoa’s time as a title contender has doubtless come to an finish for the foreseeable future.
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