After WrestleMania 38, The Bloodline story was injected with new blood when Sami Zayn started hanging around the group and eventually becoming part of the family.
Zayn is now forever tied to Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, and Paul Heyman, even earning himself the name "Sami Uso."
Speaking to CBS Sports' Shakiel Mahjouri, Reigns was asked about Sami being welcomed into the group and if he deserves the credit given to him by Heyman for bringing Sami in.
"I’ll take full responsibility for Sami. He was doing whatever he was doing with Jackass and all of them. I just admired the work because it’s not easy to do what we do when you’re across from a veteran professional, someone who has been in the ring for a long time. To have to do it with people who don’t necessarily know what they’re doing, and a bunch of them, the whole Jackass crew, and the way he made that work, I saw something completely different than what we were doing. We were extremely successful; we were all champions at the time, but to me, I was like, ‘That’s a personality that I can really bounce off and show a few different layers of what I have and my personality, and I think I can elevate him.’ This is a veteran performer, a journeyman who has been around for a long time. I knew that he had, not only the talent, but the experience to be able to work in the main event. I was right. He proved to be a great asset for the Bloodline. He helped us, but we helped him greatly. That’s how it works. That’s a true partnership right there, where everybody benefits.
"That’s why you see him come back in this reunion. We could have maybe done it a different way, but Sami is such a special performer and such a pain in the ass to deal with sometimes, but that’s because he cares. God bless the Wiseman for having to deal with him all the time. Honestly, it’s on me, because I saw it, I knew it, I felt it, and I knew once you put me and him backstage together, it was going to be gold. It ended up taking a lot longer to get to that point, but once we did, I believe we were in Montreal, and when he finally got in the locker room with me, it was magic. One and done, it was probably live. We just knew from there that chemistry was going to be great. The proof is in the pudding."
Sami went against The Bloodline at WWE Royal Rumble 2023, hitting Reigns with a chair, which eventually led to their match at WWE Elimination Chamber 2023. The OG Bloodline would reunite ahead of WWE Survivor Series 2024.
Elsewhere during the interview, Reigns commented on elevating other talent. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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