Rikishi wants to see the original Bloodline get back together.
The Original Bloodline has slowly gotten back together, as Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso reunited at WWE Bad Blood. Jimmy then hugged Jey Uso on the October 25th episode of WWE SmackDown, as they agreed to work together again. Sami Zayn questioned Jey on the November 1st episode of WWE Raw, and Jey told him that he was not family. Zayn was later shown talking to Solo Sikoa.
Speaking on his Off The Top podcast, which was recorded before the November 1st episode of WWE SmackDown, Rikishi was asked to share his thoughts on Sami Zayn as part of the Bloodline story.
“I think Sami Zayn fits exactly into the Bloodline. You can never replace the originals. So if we go back a few years or so, we talk about the original Bloodline. So there’s that one piece that’s missing now. Now they got Jey, and there’s just one piece that’s missing. So if you replace it with somebody else, I don’t feel it’s complete. Because you can’t replace an original faction. I don’t feel that you could get the best out of it. The fans want to see Sami there. That’s what I’m feeling. That’s what I’m hearing, just by watching what’s happening. You can listen to the fans, and even the drama behind the scenes between Jimmy, Jey. We seen that, with Sami trying to talk to Jey. ‘This is not your business.’ Well, in a way, it is. Because the Bloodline is family," Rikishi said.
Rikishi went on to reiterate that he wanted to see the original Bloodline fully get back together, as this path forward would make sense. He expressed his hope that Reigns, Jimmy, and Jey could work things out with Zayn.
“I think for me, as a fan, I would love to see the original Bloodline because it makes sense, for one, and if it makes sense, it makes dollars. So that’s my pick. I hope that Jey and Jimmy and Roman, the whole crew can work things out with Sami. I hope Sami can see where Jey’s mind is at and kind of understand, Jey is caught in a crossfire. He’s doing well on his own, but you’ve got your twin brother asking you, ‘We need your help.’ This is where we’re cut from a different cloth, is to be able to [say] now’s the time for me just to do family," Rikishi said.
Roman Reigns and The Usos officially reunited on the November 1st episode of WWE SmackDown. More information is available here.
At WWE Crown Jewel, Roman Reigns and The Usos will face Solo Sikoa's Bloodline.
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