Following WrestleMania 38 and his loss to Johnny Knoxville, Sami Zayn needed to win back the respect of the locker room.
To do so, he was looking for validation from the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns. In trying to win the respect of Reigns by offering his services to the Head of the Table, Zayn would form relationships with Paul Heyman and The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso). Sami would do enough to eventually become an Honorary Uce and an official member of The Bloodline.
Speaking on WWE Die Woche, Zany discussed how the Bloodline story has evolved from the original intent.
"The whole thing actually evolved quite a bit from the initial idea. I love where we're at right now, I think a lot of fans are enjoying it. I'm happy it went the way it did. The initial idea wasn't to necessarily join the Bloodline because I didn't think that was possible. It's the Bloodline, you have to be blood, right? The idea was, I was calling myself the locker room leader at that time. Roman Reigns is the Head of Table. The idea would have been to have an on-screen relationship where I'm checking in with him, he's checking in with me, I can help him out when the time is right. That kind of thing. Then it just morphed and evolved into this. It's been a collaborative process for sure with everyone involved. Everyone is really in their roles full steam ahead and that's what's making it work so well. Everyone is so committed to it and the fans...I see them predicting what's going to happen next every week and it's never quite what they think is going to happen. That's what I love. I love when it's semi-predictable, but it's not at all predictable," he said.
When asked how it feels to be part of the group, Sami replied, "It feels great, mainly because of the interaction we've gotten to have as of late. The different relationships that I can have with the guys, not just being the original version where I'm on the outside as the locker room leader and I have this alliance with them, now that I'm actually in, I have a very different relationship with each one of them and I find that has been so much fun. That's been the highlight of all of it."
The Bloodline grew stronger at WWE Clash at the Castle when Solo Sikoa joined the group. You can find his comments on joining Bloodline by clicking here.
As for Zayn, he is currently dealing with Jey Uso, who has become his problem at the request of Roman. On WWE Raw, Jey baited Sami into a match with Matt Riddle, which was won by Riddle.
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