4 Reasons why bringing back the Bloodline saga shows WWE is desperate

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The group officially got back together on RAW leading up to WrestleMania 42. With Reigns winning the World Heavyweight Title, there’s a strong chance that nothing much will change.

So far, that’s proven to be true as Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso do Roman’s bidding, and the one person who stood up to The Tribal Chief fell to him. Going back to the Bloodline saga in 2026 shows WWE is desperate for the next four reasons.

#4. Shows over-reliance on a traditionally part-time star

One big criticism of Roman Reigns when he was champion for over 1,000 days was that he was a part-time star. If he wanted that status, that is fine, but it shouldn’t lead to a major title run.

It also shouldn’t have been as long as it was. The handling showed that a guy who showed up a few times a year was more important than the rest of the roster. That fact was used in promos, but as WWE usually does, the top star brushed it off like it didn’t matter.

There are ways to use a part-time star, such as an attraction or title challenger now and then. Reigns promised to stick around more after WrestleMania if he won, and he did until missing last week. He also showed up at a UFC event over the weekend rather than on RAW.

#3. A refusal to feature different names in the top spots consistently

As mentioned, Roman Reigns and the Usos were at the top of WWE for over four years, and even after the group went its separate ways, Jey and Roman dominated the top spots on different brands.

Jey won the Intercontinental and World Heavyweight Championships and the 2025 Royal Rumble. Reigns won in 2026. By bringing back the group, it means they’ll dominate programming yet again.

Roman is always in the main event whenever he competes, so it makes it hard for a different name to be considered a top star when on the same card. Cody only gets to main event if Roman isn’t competing.

If both Rhodes and Reigns are booked, no one else gets the chance. Just look at WrestleMania 42. Seth Rollins has been in one main event, and Reigns was involved.

The women haven’t main-evented since 2022. Heavily featuring the same group that dominated WWE for four years just holds everyone else back. Not being put in the same spot makes it hard for other names to become bigger stars.

#2. The WWE roster has several stars who could hold down top spot

This is an extension of the previous point, but names like Sami Zayn, LA Knight, and Bron Breakker have had major title shots. None can call themselves a World Champion.

LA Knight even brought this fact up on RAW after Jey advanced to the King of the Ring semifinals on SmackDown. Sami Zayn feels the way he feels because he’s never held major gold.

Breakker could have been the next big star, but he was buried in the Rumble by being eliminated in under 20 seconds to start the match. Jey Uso had a good moment of winning the World Heavyweight Title.

However, he struggled to prove he could be the top star of a brand. His promos were rambling messes, and his matches were forgettable. Knight or Zayn could have benefitted from that run, but WWE chose the Bloodline over them.

It happened again with Rollins and Knight being unceremoniously eliminated from King of the Ring as Jey moved on. If he wins and challenges either champion, it still only helps the Bloodline.

#1. Trying to recreate success but not changing anything

Going back to the Bloodline yet again makes sense, as it was a successful angle for WWE during the initial run. It helped Sami Zayn and Jey Uso get over, but it didn’t do much for many stars outside of the group.

The Bloodline was a heel group on SmackDown. The members always crossed paths on the way to WarGames after disbanding, but weren’t on the same brand at the time.

The trio decided to get the band back together, mainly because writers can’t come up with other stories for the stars. An idea can work more than once, but so far, the only difference is that they’re on RAW and supposed to be faces.

Despite that, Roman buries everyone he talks to, while others who’ve dealt with the group in the past are wary of them being back together because they learned from history.

If the Usos turned on Roman, or Jacob Fatu defeated Roman and became the new Tribal Chief, the story would be different. So far, it’s just more of the same with Reigns giving orders and the Usos falling in line as usual.

Solo Sikoa gets buried again in the process. If that wasn’t the case, LA Knight, Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins wouldn’t have brought the point up.

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