WWE could be configuring Sami Zayn will betray The Bloodline. While Roman Reigns’ OG Bloodline is struggling to find a fifth member heading to WarGames, they were grateful that Sami Zayn was willing to bury the hatchet and reunite as their fourth member. However, that ax may not be as deep as Reigns and company. would take over.
After the latest episode of SmackDown, WWE is starting to put doubt in the minds of the public that Sami Zayn could actually be Bloodline for life. While in Roman Reigns’ personal locker room, the OG Bloodline sees on his TV Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline 2.0 walking to the ring. With everyone’s eyes fixed on the screen, Sami Zayn takes a phone out of his pocket and throws it on the couch.
Either this is an inconsequential moment that means nothing, or it is a subtle story element that serves as astronomical foreshadowing. Considering the segment that ended the show, with Roman Reigns trying to call his wise man Paul Heyman only to learn that his phone was disconnected, Sami’s strange gesture could take on several meanings. Either way, it’s important to analyze both sides of the angle.
Why would Sami Zayn turn on The Bloodline?
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It’s important to remember that although Sami Zayn, The Usos, and Roman Reigns are all on the same page ahead of their WarGames match, They’re still not exactly friends. Keep in mind that Sami Zayn’s initial role on The Bloodline ended with him slashing a steel chair through Reigns’ back in defense of his best friend, Kevin Owens. The rest of the Bloodline were quick to turn their backs on Zayn, with dogs attacking him to defend the Head of the Table. Zayn would eventually mend fences with Jey Uso on Raw, but not with the rest of the Anoa’i family.
As Sami Zayn and Jey Uso grew apart, Solo Sikoa rebuilt the Lineage in his image. Outnumbered, especially in a five-on-five situation in WarGames, Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso were forced to rekindle their relationships with Jey Uso and Sami Zayn. Jey was reluctant at first, but then relented. Zayn, for his part, struggled more with the idea of ​​reuniting, but promised to support his friend Jey no matter what. Granted, rather suspiciously, The Usos find him talking in the parking lot with the leader of Bloodline 2.0.
Still, even after Bloodline’s former ally Solo tries to recruit Sami, Zayn’s friendship prevails when he helps his friend Jey – not Jimmy or Roman – during their match against Bloodline 2.0 at Crown Jewel. When trying to help, Sami Zayn accidentally hits Roman Reigns instead of Solo Sikoaalthough the “accident” aspect was seen as questionable. Zayn ultimately decides to begrudgingly join the Bloodline – more so to help Jey and stop a common rival – but he never really gets closure with Roman or Jimmy.
Jimmy openly told Sami Zayn that he wasn’t family. Meanwhile, Roman Reigns not only shared the sentiment, but also refused to apologize to Sami Zayn for everything he put him through, refusing to do the bare minimum to save their relationship. Sami agrees to return to the Bloodline despite both of them, but that doesn’t change the fact that Sami Zayn is with the OG lineage out of convenience and not loyalty. They are not together out of mutual love, but out of shared hatred for Solo. Working together out of spite doesn’t work in any relationship, especially when trust is in doubt on all sides.
What’s the deal with the phone Sami Zayn threw away?
Either a bunch of nothing or a subtle element of foreshadowing
At first glance, it might be easy to assume that this moment on the phone with Sami Zayn has nothing significant in character. Out of character, it could just be Rami Sebei remembering that he has to work a physical segment in the ring and not wanting his phone to get smashed. In fact, this could also be a kayfabe explanation, with Sebei’s character Zayn anticipating the action and placing his belongings on the couch before fighting. This could all just be a nothing moment that’s being overanalyzed, but given the complexities of the past of professional wrestling’s longest history in WWE, that’s not likely.
This could easily be revealed as Zayn’s long-term plan to destroy Roman’s bloodline from within and keep his leader out of power forever.
Bloodline’s plot is known for featuring lots of little moments that are easy to overlook but that come up weeks – sometimes months – later, like a crucial moment of foreshadowing. This could be one of those moments of foreshadowing, potentially leading to a twist and betrayal in WarGames. His best friend KO is already a heel, turning due to Cody Rhodes’ insistence on helping the Bloodline, so Zayn could do the same. Knowing their ongoing animosities, this could easily be revealed as Zayn’s long-term plan to destroy Roman’s bloodline from within and keep their leader out of power forever, knowing what Roman is capable of doing with that power.
Could Sami Zayn be working for The Rock?
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As elaborate as the plan is for Sami Zayn to go through such extreme measures to permanently overthrow the Roman reigns, he may not be the master pulling the strings. Instead of, This entire ruse could be orchestrated by none other than The Rock. On open radio stuckDave LaGreca openly says he doesn’t trust Sami Zayn’s role in this storyline, citing his parking lot conversation with Solo Sikoa, kick to Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel and this phone scenario as the reason. He thinks a Zayn turn in WarGames is inevitable.
Instead of focusing on Sami’s loyalties, Bully Ray focuses not just on the phone he threw, but on how he could connect to Paul Heyman. He reminds Dave that when Tama Tonga debuted and joined Solo, Solo destroyed Paul Heyman’s phone when The Wiseman tried to call Roman Reigns. That could be one way to explain why Roman Reigns’ attempted phone call to Paul Heyman was never answered, but Bully reminds everyone that Paul is often seen with two phones. Maybe Sami had Paul’s phone and threw it away waiting for a call from a certain Brahma Bull?
Alternatively, this could mean that Sami Zayn could be hiding Paul Heyman’s other phone or purposely disconnecting it from Roman, but Bully adds another interesting wrinkle to his theory: the back of Heyman’s other phone would have The Rock’s logo: “Now, I don’t know if I’m looking too deeply into this…how insane would it be if somehow Paul Heyman was linking himself to The Rock?” Historically, Heyman betrays his clients whenever there is an opportunity to work with someone bigger.
It’s important to note that everything about Sami Zayn’s involvement with the OG Bloodline only started to come to light after Bad Blood, where The Rock gave an ominous warning on the ramp. Perhaps that was when this master plan began to be formulated. Whether he’s involved with The Rock or not, Sami Zayn certainly has cause and reason to betray a family that never fully embraced him, and most continue to shun him in the biggest match in the stable’s history. This would be a huge turnaround in WWE plot, but it shouldn’t be shocking to anyone who saw Sami Zayn repeatedly disrespected by the Roman lineage and reigns.
Source: Open Radio Presa