This week’s episode of SmackDown was a big show, and it kicked off with The New Bloodline making their way to the ring alongside Bronson Reed. Solo Sikoa told the crowd to acknowledge him and he was booed heavily.
Solo went on to point out that The Original Bloodline still doesn’t have a fifth member, so the odds are stacked against them heading into WarGames. With that in mind, Solo told Roman that he will meet him in the ring later in the night, and he expects Roman to accept his terms of surrender.
Later backstage The Original Bloodline was shown talking about their options for a fifth member. Cody Rhodes was mentioned, but Roman shot that down and said he’s moved on. Sami suggested they ask Seth Rollins again, but Roman shot that down as well. Roman said the four of them is all they need, and they’ll go down together at WarGames.
The New Bloodline made their way to the ring once again during the main event segment. They put their ones up then Roman’s music hit and The Original Bloodline entered to a big reaction from the crowd.
The two factions faced off in the middle of the ring as the fans chanted “OTC.” Solo said he’s not here to fight Roman, as a matter of fact, he still loves Roman, and he still loves all four of them. He told The Original Bloodline that if they join up with him they can run the company for decades. Sikoa once again pointed out that they don’t have a fifth member, or a Wise Man, so they should surrender.
Solo handed the mic to Roman as the fans chanted “OTC.” As Roman was about to speak Paul Heyman returned with a mic and said “Ladies and gentlemen my name is Paul Heyman.”
The Wise Man declared that there’s no way to do WarGames four vs. five. He followed up as he added that it’s not going to be four vs. five, it’s going to be five vs. five. Heyman pointed to the entrance area and CM Punk came out.
Punk quickly made his way to the ring and the two factions immediately brawled. The Original Bloodline got the upper hand and cleaned house as the fans cheered. Sami and The Usos then dove to the outside. Inside the ring Punk and Roman Reigns stared one another down.
As the show was ending Roman seemingly asked CM Punk “Why are you here?” Punk and Roman exchanged words as the other members of The Original Bloodline got in the ring as Paul Heyman looked on from the apron. It looked like Roman said “We don’t want you here” to Punk. CM Punk then pointed to Paul Heyman. Roman and Punk had another exchange before they stared each other down as SmackDown went off the air.
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