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Sizzling Take: Roman Reigns’ Alliance With Cody Rhodes Will Smash The Bloodline Storyline

WWE/Getty Images There were so many interesting possible ways for WWE to steer The Bloodline saga with Roman Reigns in the lead and Cody Rhodes still involved that kept things captivating. Until recently, when WWE seemingly stumbled into the worst possible route. Reigns returned from an absence over the course of the last week and

Sizzling Take: Roman Reigns’ Alliance With Cody Rhodes Will Smash The Bloodline Storyline

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 13: Cody Rhodes agrees to partner with Roman Reigns during SmackDown at Climate Pledge Arena on September 13, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by WWE/Getty Images)

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There have been so many fascinating potential methods for WWE to steer The Bloodline saga with Roman Reigns within the lead and Cody Rhodes nonetheless concerned that saved issues fascinating.

Till just lately, when WWE seemingly stumbled into the worst potential route.

Reigns returned from an absence over the course of the final week and in an effort to struggle towards Solo Sikoa and the brand new Bloodline…signed on to tag group with Rhodes on the upcoming Unhealthy Blood PLE.

To say the choice feels underwhelming could be an understatement. Reigns may have began his redemption tour by reuniting with Jey Uso or Jimmy Uso. Paul Heyman is lacking in motion. Heck, even an encounter with Sami Zayn would have been a variety of enjoyable.

As a substitute, followers are left with this archaic-feeling “bitter rivals pressured to group up with one another” factor that appears like a relic of the Vince McMahon-era reserving, not this new golden period put forth by Triple H.

And the execution hasn’t helped. Reigns returned and remains to be principally a cocky heel. However he additionally apparently appears to suppose he wants assist, and moderately than search it out by way of fascinating methods, he merely resorts to teaming with the man who ended his historic title reign.

Rhodes, but once more, appeared to lack frequent sense. His proclaiming he was executed with Bloodline stuff to placing his signature on a paper to group with Reigns towards the Bloodline just some minutes later reeked of that point Brock Lesnar randomly appeared as his teammate and he fell for it, whereas everybody on Earth appeared to know a betrayal was coming however him.

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At this level, it nearly appears like WWE is not positive what to do with Rhodes. He is been largely spinning his wheels as a “welcome all challengers” good man since his large win at ‘Mania, and his feuds have lacked a definite edge or private high quality to them—one thing made all of the extra obvious when evaluating it to the blood feud between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre proper now.

Truthfully, it is not all that new with Rhodes, both. When he is caught wiuthout a serious factor to do till the following large setpiece PLE, it is worse and apparent than with Reigns as a result of he would not have a grand storyline just like the Bloodline round him. Had been he not nonetheless using a wave of overness with followers, he’d seemingly be getting the identical therapy a current champion like Seth Rollins acquired attributable to overexposure.

Bear in mind roughly a 12 months in the past when Rhodes and Jey Uso received the tag group titles? Precisely. This appears like that.

It is an particularly harsh path for issues to take when wanting on the prospects for Reigns. Heyman may have come again to seek the advice of him. He may begin mending the burned bridges with one of many Usos. That function of saving somebody from a beatdown by the hands of Sikoa and the Bloodline may have been used to save lots of Jey and actually make issues fascinating, not Rhodes.

Plus, for as a lot as followers thought WWE would possibly keep away from Reigns getting bodily with Jacob Fatu for the sake of a massive-money match down the highway, properly, right here it’s as an alternative in a tag match at a filler-feeling PLE.

Possibly this does not find yourself as inconsequential filler. If WWE is sensible, there’s zero likelihood Reigns and Rhodes really play good as a group and get a win, particularly whereas outnumbered. Possibly Randy Orton takes main problem with Rhodes teaming with the man who gaslit his family into obedience and betrays him to arrange future feuds.

However that will take WWE being keen to get Rhodes away from the Bloodline proper now and let him fly on his personal some extra whereas Reigns handles his enterprise. Maybe they can not as a result of the concept is to slowly construct that hypothetical future ‘Mania the place considered one of them takes on The Rock, who nonetheless hovers within the background as an fascinating heel character probably pulling puppet strings.

The stench of the pressured team-up, although, will not depart it doesn’t matter what. And if there is not a fully impeccable plan to progress a number of narratives without delay, this is perhaps the purpose in hindsight that everybody can look again on and agree that the Bloodline shark has, certainly, been jumped.

WWE has shocked in a great way earlier than, in fact. However this feels just like the very worst sort of Vince-styled autopilot reserving for a quiet a part of the calendar earlier than issues relax up subsequent 12 months for ‘Mania season (and Uncooked going to Netflix and Smackdown to USA Community).

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The onus is on WWE to show this thought course of incorrect as a result of, because it stands, a Reigns-Rhodes group was a punchline about what the worst choices to maneuver ahead had been in terms of the Bloodline.

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