Bloodline Allegiance Leads to Jacob Fatu Giving a Cold Shoulder to Royce Keys on 07/03 SmackDown

Jacob Fatu proved on SmackDown that he's loyal for the Bloodline over anything else.

Bloodline Allegiance Leads to Jacob Fatu Giving a Cold Shoulder to Royce Keys on 07/03 SmackDown

The Bloodline with Royce Keys backstage on SmackDown [via- Cory Hays/@X]

The Bloodline lore spilled over to this week’s SmackDown with Roman Reigns sending Jimmy Uso and Jacob Fatu on a mission to find Solo Sikoa. The Reigns-sent duo got confronted by Royce Keys backstage. The latter was upset with the fact that Fatu was now taking orders from ‘The OTC’.

Uso cut him off by asking if he knew where Sikoa was, and if he didn’t, they’d handle their family business on their own. The mere mention of family struck a chord with Keys. The erstwhile Powerhouse Hobbs told Fatu that blood doesn’t make family, but rather loyalty does. Keys reminded ‘The Samoan Werewolf’ that they rode together for 14 years and have been there for each other since the beginning.

So as far as Keys was concerned, he posed himself as Fatu’s actual family. It made Jimmy Uso chuckle. The elder of the Usos took his shades off and conveyed it to Keys that Jacob’s allegiance lay with the Bloodline now. Once Uso exited, Fatu followed suit and left Keys hanging.

This change in Fatu’s demeanor could only be attributed to the ‘Samoan Werewolf’ failing to uproot Roman Reigns and being forced to serve him as per the blood oath of the tribal combat. When Fatu was gunning to take the world title from Reigns, Keys had some pretty uplifting conversations with Fatu.

The former AEW star backed the 34-year-old in his war against ‘The OTC.’ But since Fatu couldn’t overcome Reigns, he’s now relegated to act as Reigns’ personal bodyguard. Fatu currently has Solo Sikoa on his mind. The latter had already turned down Reigns’ offer to rejoin his family, and while doing so, Solo instigated Fatu by reminding him that Reigns made him kneel like a dog in front of him.

Sikoa would endure a huge setback recently when Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga cut their ties to bring an end to the MFTs. ‘The Street Champion’ has since been trying to court LA Knight into an alliance. Sikoa told Knight that they have a common enemy and offered to work together.

‘The Megastar’ admitted that he’s outnumbered and it would be wise to have some backup in his ongoing war against the Bloodline. However, he outright refused to join forces with Sikoa and affirmed that he’ll fight this battle alone like he has always done.

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Where does the Bloodline story seems to be headed en route to SummerSlam?

With Roman Reigns having his hands full at SummerSlam, where he’ll defend the world heavyweight title against Seth Rollins, ‘The OTC’ would like nothing more than his Bloodline to keep him shielded from his other rebels. The likes of Solo Sikoa and LA Knight have, in recent weeks, emerged as prominent threats for Reigns and his family members.

Roman Reigns with his remastered Bloodline on WWE Raw
Roman Reigns with his remastered Bloodline on WWE Raw [via- WWE]

Sikoa has been actively trying to get Knight on his side. The younger brother of The Usos has spiked Jimmy Uso twice of late, providing assistance to Knight in the process. While the ‘Unchosen One’ was hellbent on not siding with Sikoa a couple of weeks ago, he might change his stance moving forward if Sikoa continues to prove to be a trustworthy hand for him.

Moreover, Sikoa had previously tried bringing Royce Keys under his tutelage. The former NXT North American Champion told Keys that nobody was left to have his back after Jacob Fatu got domesticated by Roman Reigns. Sikoa, however, offered a helping hand to Keys and kept the door open in case he changed his mind.

And after Fatu shunned Keys on the latest edition of SmackDown as mentioned above, the former AEW TNT Champion could consider aligning himself with Solo, who has a real shot at securing the services of LA Knight as well to combat the Bloodline. If this does materialize, WWE could possibly pit the trio of The Usos and Jacob Fatu against Solo Sikoa, LA Knight, and Royce Keys at SummerSlam.

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