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The Bloodline seems prepared so as to add one other member.
Hikuleo, who’s the half-brother of Tama Tonga and adopted brother of Tanga Loa, is heading to WWE, per Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp (through Fightful Select). No begin date has been set as of but.
Within the absence of ex-Undisputed Common Champion Roman Reigns, who dropped his belt to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania XL, Solo Sikoa has fashioned a brand new Bloodline and proclaimed himself The Tribal Chief. The brand new Bloodline consists of Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa and Jacob Fatu.
Clearly, one would assume that Hikuleo is subsequent in line.
Hikuleo made his debut with New Japan Professional-Wrestling in Nov. 2016. He’s a one-time sturdy openweight champion, a one-time IWGP tag group champion and two-time sturdy openweight tag group champion.
His contract with NJPW ran out in June 2024. Per Sapp, Hikuleo confirmed he and Tama Tonga spoke with WWE in January 2023, though nothing got here to fruition for him on the time.
“…An off-the-cuff hiring freeze was in place that prevented them and plenty of others from being signed by WWE,” Sapp reported on June 16. “By the point it was over, Hikuleo had agreed to a deal that saved him in NJPW till the summer season of 2024.”
Nonetheless, Hikuleo now lastly seems set to make his WWE debut, including extra gas to the Sikoa-led Bloodline. Reigns can be anticipated to return by SummerSlam on the newest, per PWInsider.com (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside Information).
With Sikoa difficult Reigns for his title at SummerSlam on August 3 in Cleveland, this may very well be an explosive summer season for the Bloodline.
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