Roman Reigns’ storylines and everything related to The Bloodline has easily been some
of the best parts of WWE television over the last few years
No storyline and no other program in WWE can really compete with the quality of storytelling
that Roman Reigns usually brings to the table
However, that’s not to say it’s completely flawless.
It definitely has it’s small plot holes, and that’s fine because one of those plot
holes is what the foundation of this new theory will be built on
So what’s the history of The Bloodline?
Well the answer is in their name, they’re all close family members
This was something that was especially touched during Roman Reigns’ feud with Jey Uso way
back during the start of his Universal Title reign
During that story, they shed some light on how close Roman and The Usos were growing
up with each other
They weren’t distant cousins that rarely saw each other, no, they were right around
the same age and were practically like three brothers growing up back then
Some fans still say that Roman versus Jay is still the best overall story out of Roman’s
entire title reign because of how deep and personal it felt, it truly was something special
It was the start of Roman’s new character, but it was a really strong start and showed
us that he was willing to throw the relationship with the Usos to the side in order to take
charge of WWE and to take charge of the entire family
That led to moments like we saw during the Hell In A Cell match with Roman Reigns and
Jey Uso
Roman is getting ready to destroy Jey as if he was some random opponent and it was Jimmy
who stopped him and asked him what was wrong, even offering Roman help to get him through
whatever he was going through at that time
Roman broke down for a second, but attacked Jimmy as well and stood tall over Jimmy and
Jey and that was the night where he emerged as the true undisputed leader of the family
The story of Jey’s turn was great, he was basically beaten into submission to join Roman
Reigns.
He was terrified of Roman after the events of Hell In A Cell, so there was no issue with
that
Jimmy’s turn, on the other hand, was a lot more weak and a bit questionable
Jimmy returns in spring 2021, he’s saying that Roman can’t tell him to do nothing,
he’s his own man, he’s trying to convince Jey to leave Roman, it was getting real interesting,
but then after spending weeks saying he’ll never fold for Roman, Jimmy did exactly that
and it didn’t have the strongest explanation either
He spent weeks going against Roman and then randomly had a change of heart and acknowledged
Roman, so that was the small issue there with Jimmy’s turn
Once Jimmy fell in line, all that conflict of trying to convince Jey to leave Roman just
disappeared
And ever since that moment there with Jimmy’s return, there’s been little to no conflict
amongst The Bloodline
Now if The Usos are plotting against Roman Reigns behind the scenes, then that’s a
completely different story, but as far as we, the viewers, can see on-screen, everything
is peaceful
But jumping back to some of the plot holes for The Bloodline, one of those plot holes
is: why doesn’t the Usos ever question Roman Reigns for not having their back at all times?
It doesn’t have to be confrontational, but why doesn’t The Usos bring it to Roman’s
attention like “we’re always there for you, but you’re not always there for us.”
And if they were to say that, it will obviously be true
The Usos are there for Roman Reigns whenever they’re needed at any show, any time of
day, to help him out against anyone
But have one of The Usos be in deep trouble, needing some help, and Roman will most of
the times just turn around and head back up the ramp
And the craziest part about that is like we said, The Usos just accept it, they don’t
even question him on why he always leaves them in harms way like that
So for the sake of this theory, what if The Usos finally reach that breaking point where
they’re tired of being used by Roman and decide to split from him
If The Usos really wanna put an exclamation mark on their breakup with Roman they would
of course do it in a big moment that could possibly cost Roman Reigns his world title
Now that would be a big moment, it reveals that The Usos actually weren’t accepting
all this abuse and punishment from Roman Reigns, they were secretly plotting against him with
this major plan the entire time
And what better by to strike back at Roman then obviously screwing him over and ending
his 600 plus day title reign, talk about making a statement, that would be huge
So having the Usos make a move like that instantly eliminates that plot hole of them not questioning
Roman for not having their backs
Now we would know that they never questioned him because they were already cooking something
up and plotting a much bigger plan, so they probably didn’t want him to be suspicious
of what they were up to
So it would be a big babyface turn for The Usos and now Roman Reigns is at the disadvantage
because obviously The Usos have the numbers advantage over him
And it doesn’t matter who you are, the numbers advantage will eventually catch up to you
every single time
So what does Roman do now?
Well this is where another reference comes in from an older theory
When Retribution first came into WWE, Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns were speculated by
the fans on being the masterminds behind that operation
So similar idea here, what if Paul Heyman went behind the scenes to recruit some new
soldiers to stand by Roman’s side to take on The Usos?
Like we also saw back inside the Thunderdome, superstars like Apollo Crews were seen going
to Roman Reigns for advice on their WWE careers
What happened after Apollo talked with Roman?
Apollo embraced his family heritage, similar to Roman, and captured a title at Wrestlemania
37, so that right there makes Roman’s advice seem like words of gold
So what if Roman’s replacement for The Usos are some of the superstars that have come
to him for advice before, superstars that wanna be taken under his wing
The man is just coming off a 600 day Title reign, so maybe there are few superstars that
wouldn’t mind being mentored by Roman and that’s why they take this opportunity to
stand by his side and fight off his cousins for him
It’ll also be a great way to elevate one or two more WWE superstars that are probably
just sitting around backstage as well
If you do introduce someone as Roman’s new muscle and new enforcer then obviously that’ll
be great for that individual’s career because now they’ll be appearing on WWE television
right next to the face of WWE every week, what better way to start getting exposure
than by standing next to Roman
So when it comes to The Bloodline, similar to other tag teams and factions, the question
is always: who will strike first and cause the conflict?
Well we know how Roman is, he doesn’t like any of The Bloodline members losing, even
if it’s a random non-title match on a random edition of Smackdown, he doesn’t like any
of his family members taking losses
We saw Roman really flip out over some of The Usos’ losses in 2021, but we haven’t
seen much of that little side-story in 2022, at least not yet
The moment where we definitely should see some sort of reaction come from Roman Reigns
will be of course when The Usos eventually drop the tag team titles
If The Usos lose those tag team titles in embarrassing fashion, especially while Roman
Reigns is still world champion, they’re gonna have to answer to him
Roman will see them losing those titles as a big embarrassment for the family and it’ll
be interesting to see how he handles that situation there
Will The Usos losing the titles be what starts the conflict or will the Usos strike first
on Roman?
What would you like to see be done with The Bloodline?
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