The story of WWE villainous professional wrestling stable The Bloodline.
Roman Reigns-era Bloodline[]
Formation[]
At SummerSlam on August 23, 2020, Roman Reigns returned after a five-month hiatus and attacked both newly crowned WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman, turning heel for the first time since 2014. On the August 28 episode of SmackDown, it was revealed Reigns allied himself with Paul Heyman. At Payback two days later, Reigns defeated Wyatt and Strowman in a No Holds Barred triple threat match to win his second Universal Championship. On the September 4 episode of SmackDown, after Big E was attacked and injured in storyline, Jey took Big E's place in a fatal-four-way match against Matt Riddle, King Corbin, and Sheamus, where the winner would earn a Universal Championship match at Clash of Champions. Jey won by pinning Riddle to earn the first singles championship opportunity of his career. At the event, Jey lost to Reigns by technical knockout, when Jimmy came down and threw a white towel for him. Jey was given another title shot against Reigns in a Hell in a Cell "I Quit" match at the namesake event with the added stipulation that if Jey lost, he would have to follow Reigns' orders or be kicked out of their family. At the event, Jey lost again after Reigns attacked the injured Jimmy and forced Jey to say "I quit" to save his brother.
On the October 30 episode of SmackDown, Jey defeated Daniel Bryan to qualify for Team SmackDown at Survivor Series. After the match, Jey attacked Bryan at the request of Reigns, thus turning heel and aligning with Reigns in the process, and subsequently became known as Reigns' "right-hand man" and also received the moniker "Main Event Jey Uso". On the April 9 special WrestleMania episode of SmackDown, Jey won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by last eliminating Shinsuke Nakamura. This marked Jey's first major singles accolade in WWE.
Jimmy returned from injury on the May 7 episode of SmackDown, but did not approve of the alliance between Jey and Reigns, as he called Jey "Reigns' bitch" and started wearing a t-shirt that said "Nobody's Bitch". On the June 4 episode of SmackDown, The Usos reunited and challenged The Mysterios (Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio) for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, however, the match ended in a controversial finish in which the referee did not notice that Jimmy had his shoulder up during the pin. The Usos were granted a rematch later that same night, but during the rematch, Reigns interfered by attacking the Mysterios, not wanting The Usos to embarrass themselves again. Following the match, Reigns brutally attacked Rey's son Dominik, which Jimmy felt Reigns took too far, also furthering tensions between Reigns and Jimmy. The ensuing dissension between the two over Jey's allegiance eventually caused Jey to temporarily walk out on the June 11 episode of SmackDown, after which, Reigns manipulated Jimmy into feeling guilty for their recent dissension. As a result, the following week on the June 18 episode of SmackDown, Jimmy offered his help to Reigns during his Hell in a Cell match with Rey Mysterio, and he rose Reigns' hand after the match. The following week on SmackDown, Jimmy attempted to assist Reigns when Edge attacked him and speared him through the barricade.
On the July 9 episode of SmackDown, Jey returned and both Usos solidified their alliance with Reigns, thus cementing them both as heels in the process, and properly reuniting as "The Bloodline."
All champions[]
On the July 16 episode of SmackDown, the first episode after the WWE resumed touring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Bloodline faced Edge and The Mysterios in a six-man tag team match, in which they emerged victorious, although Edge attacked the trio after the match. At Money in the Bank, The Usos defeated The Mysterios on the Kickoff pre-show to become five time SmackDown Tag Team Champions. In the main event, Reigns defeated Edge to retain the Universal Championship.
At WrestleMania 38, The Usos successfully defended their SmackDown Tag Team Championships against Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs, while Reigns was able to capture the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar, effectively unifying the WWE Championship with the Universal Championship, becoming the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. The Usos also defeated RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Matt Riddle) at the May 20 episode of SmackDown, becoming the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions and thus making all members of the faction double champions.
Addition to Sami Zayn and Solo Sikoa[]
Around this time, Sami Zayn, who had also been in a rivalry with McIntyre, started associating himself with the Bloodline, and later became an honorary member of the group. At first, Zayn found it tricky to ingratiate himself into the group, which until this point had consisted only of members of the same family with the exception of Heyman; however, owing to his puppyish enthusiasm and apparent devotion to The Tribal Chief, Zayn gradually began to become accepted by the group, especially Jimmy, with whom Zayn had formed a bond. Zayn began to style himself as "The Honorary Uce". On the September 23, 2022, episode of SmackDown, Zayn was ordered by Reigns to remove his Bloodline t-shirt. Initially saddened, Zayn was then presented with a t-shirt that read "Honorary Uce", making his position as member of the Bloodline official.
At Clash at the Castle on September 3, Reigns defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship following an interference from Solo Sikoa, Reigns' younger cousin and Usos' younger brother, who became the newest member of The Bloodline. On the September 13 episode of NXT, Sikoa defeated Carmelo Hayes to win the NXT North American Championship, giving The Bloodline a total of five championships and making them the first stable to hold titles across all three brands. However, in the following week, Sikoa had to vacate the NXT North American Championship due to not being an eligible option in the fan vote that was to have originally determined Hayes' opponent. Three weeks later at Survivor Series: WarGames on November 26, The Bloodline defeated The Brawling Brutes, Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens in a WarGames match, with Sami solidifying his place in the group in the eyes of Jey.
After losing to Owens and the returning John Cena on the final SmackDown of 2022, The Bloodline began a feud with Owens, who would later challenge Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble. Meanwhile, The Usos, Sikoa, and Zayn had been wreaking havoc on Raw over several weeks, which led to Adam Pearce ordering The Usos to defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against The Judgment Day, who had won the championship opportunity in a tag team turmoil match on the January 9, 2023 episode of Raw.
At Raw is XXX on January 23, 2023, Sami Zayn was put on trial by Reigns in "Tribal Court", in which Reigns accused Zayn of plotting against The Bloodline and being secretly in league with his longtime "frenemy" Kevin Owens. Paul Heyman acted as prosecutor, showing several videos of perceived treachery towards The Bloodline. Zayn then shot back saying that, because of what he was perceived as, he did not have a defense. Outraged by this statement, Reigns called for Sikoa to attack him, but Jey immediately rushed to protect Zayn, offering a passionate defense of The Honorary Uce, leading to Zayn being declared innocent by Reigns, albeit grudgingly. The segment was originally planned to be Roman's "Acknowledgment Ceremony" featuring several members of the Anoa'i family appearing but many of them did not appear such as Rikishi, who was ill, and The Wild Samoans were met with travel problems. In addition, WWE was given a cease and desist order by Major League Wrestling in an attempt to use their talent such as Jacob Fatu (who was not signed with WWE at the time) and Lance Anoa'i amidst an ongoing legal battle.
Later that night, The Usos defended their Raw Tag Team Championship against The Judgment Day (represented by Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio), but after Jimmy suffered a mid-match injury, Zayn took his place alongside Jey and the two were victorious.
Bloodline Civil War[]
At the 2023 Royal Rumble event, Reigns retained the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Kevin Owens. Following the match, there was an in-ring segment where the Bloodline attacked Owens, handcuffing him to the ropes and beating him. Reigns ordered Zayn to hit Owens, but Zayn instead hit Reigns with the chair, turning face for the first time since 2017. The group then beat down Zayn. Meanwhile, Jey watched in disgust and left the scene. Jimmy appeared at Elimination Chamber and tried to assist Reigns in his title defense against Zayn, while Jey entered the ring and prevented Reigns from attacking Zayn with a steel chair, after the referee had been knocked unconscious. Shortly after, Zayn got up and attempted to spear Reigns, but inadvertently speared Jey. Reigns ended up retaining his title.
On the March 6 episode of Raw, Jey showed up from the crowd during Jimmy's match against Zayn which Jimmy lost. Following the match, Jey appeared to hug Zayn before superkicking him, signaling Jey's allegiance to The Bloodline. The Usos and Sikoa assaulted Zayn before Cody Rhodes immediately rushed out to save him. On Night 1 of WrestleMania 39, The Usos lost the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships to Owens and Zayn. On Night 2 of WrestleMania 39, Reigns retained the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Rhodes after interference from Sikoa.
On the May 26 episode of SmackDown, Owens and Zayn hosted the KO Show with Reigns and Sikoa as guests, but The Usos made an appearance against Reigns' wishes. As Jimmy proclaimed himself the "Tribal Chief" after being insulted as Reigns' errand boys, Reigns entered the arena and confronted Jimmy before confronting Owens and Zayn. After The Bloodline beat the two up, Jimmy refused to hand the titles to Reigns before they were taken by Jey, further sowing dissension in The Bloodline. At the Night of Champions event in Saudi Arabia on May 27, The Usos interfered in the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match between Reigns and Sikoa against Owens and Zayn. During the match, after accidentally attacking Sikoa while aiming for Zayn, Jimmy betrayed Reigns after the latter disrespected both him and Jey. Despite Jey's reluctance, The Usos abandoned Reigns and walked away, resulting in Owens and Zayn retaining the titles. On the following episode of SmackDown during the celebration of Reigns surpassing 1,000 days as champion, Sikoa turned on The Usos by attacking Jimmy and sided with Reigns, who officially exiled Jimmy from the group. On the June 16 episode of SmackDown, Jey decided to side with Jimmy and exited The Bloodline by superkicking Reigns and helping Jimmy fend off Sikoa, ending The Usos' association with Reigns in the process. This led to a match dubbed the "Bloodline Civil War" being announced for Money in the Bank pitting Reigns and Sikoa vs. The Usos. The Usos won the match with Jey giving Reigns his first direct pinfall loss since December 2019 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2019).
At SummerSlam, Jimmy appeared to have turned on Jey by pulling him out of the ring while he was trying to pin Reigns and superkicked him, allowing Reigns to defeat Jey. However, on the August 11 episode of SmackDown, he explained that the reason for his actions was out of fear that if Jey had become the new Tribal Chief, the power would have corrupted him. Jey responded by superkicking Reigns, Sikoa, and finally Jimmy. Afterwards, he declared that he was quitting WWE. A few weeks later, Jimmy returned on the September 1 episode of SmackDown with a new theme song, while Jey moved to Raw the next night at Payback with the remixed version of his former entrance theme.
Addition to The Rock[]
After The Usos split up, Jimmy Uso rejoined the stable. At Fastlane on October 7, Jimmy and Sikoa lost to John Cena and LA Knight, who replaced AJ Styles after a beatdown a month prior, in a tag team match. On the October 16 episode of Raw, Jimmy attacked Jey, helping The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship from Jey and Cody Rhodes. At Crown Jewel in November 2023, Reigns defeated LA Knight to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship after interference from The Bloodline, while Sikoa defeated Cena with 9 Samoan Spikes. On the following episode of SmackDown, Knight stated that he was not done with The Bloodline until he defeated Reigns for the title. Orton then returned at Survivor Series: WarGames later that same month, and on the December 1 episode of SmackDown, he signed with the SmackDown brand after fending off an attack by The Bloodline, vowing to get revenge.
On the December 15 episode of SmackDown, Reigns named Sikoa as the "Tribal Heir" of The Bloodline while Styles returned and helped Knight and Orton fend off The Bloodline before attacking Knight. The following week, Styles explained that he attacked Knight for taking his spot in a tag team match at Fastlane. After Orton interrupted and said that he also wanted a title match against Reigns, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis announced that Orton, Styles, and Knight would compete in a triple threat match at SmackDown: New Year's Revolution, where the winner would face Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble. During the match, The Bloodline interfered, forcing the match to be declared a no contest. Afterwards, Nick Aldis decided that AJ Styles, LA Knight, and Randy Orton would all challenge for Reigns' championship in a fatal four-way match at the Royal Rumble. At the namesake event, Reigns retained the title.
After Cody Rhodes won the 2024 Royal Rumble, a WrestleMania XL Kickoff media event was then held on February 8 that included The Rock. Rhodes challenged Reigns for the title at WrestleMania XL. Two weeks later, The Rock officially joined The Bloodline, thus turning heel for the first time since 2003. At WrestleMania XL Night 1, Reigns and The Rock won a tag team match against Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins, with the stipulation that if Rhodes and Rollins won, The Bloodline would be barred from ringside for Rhodes and Reigns’ match, however, if Reigns and The Rock won, the match would take place under Bloodline Rules. On WrestleMania XL Night 2, Reigns lost the titles to Rhodes, ending his 3½-year reign as champion.
Solo Sikoa-era Bloodline[]
Additions of The Tongans and Jacob Fatu[]
After losing the title, Reigns and Rock took time off from television and Sikoa was pointed as the de facto leader of the stable. The formation changed when Jimmy was kicked out of the group and Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa (formerly Camacho), the sons of Haku, were introduced into the stable. The group then renewed their rivalry with Kevin Owens and Randy Orton, in which The Bloodline emerged victorious in a tag team street fight at Backlash France.
At Clash at the Castle: Scotland, The Bloodline attacked Rhodes following his title defense against AJ Styles, rekindling their feud in the process. On the following episode of SmackDown on June 21, Jacob Fatu, the son of The Tongan Kid, and had signed with WWE in April 2024 made his debut, joining the stable when he attacked Kevin Owens, Randy Orton and Rhodes. The following weeks, both Heyman and Reigns were removed from the group and Sikoa was pointed as the leader of the stable assuming the title of Tribal Chief. At Money in the Bank, The Bloodline emerged victorious in a six-man tag team match over Rhodes, Orton and Owens with Sikoa pinning Rhodes. As a result of Sikoa's leadership of The Bloodline, the group was then mockingly called "Temu Bloodline" by critics and fans.
In the main event of the August 2 episode of SmackDown, the night before SummerSlam, Fatu and Tama Tonga defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. On the August 23 episode of SmackDown, Sikoa had Fatu relinquish his share of the title to Loa so that Fatu could be Sikoa's personal enforcer. During the September 10 episode of NXT, Fatu, Tonga, and Loa (in his first NXT appearance since 2014), took out The Street Profits and defending NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom and Nathan Frazer.
Bloodline Civil War II[]
At SummerSlam, Sikoa lost to Rhodes in a Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Championship following interference by the returning Roman Reigns. On September 13 episode of SmackDown, Sikoa again failed to win the title from Rhodes in a steel cage match, after which Reigns agreed to team with Rhodes to face Sikoa and Fatu in a tag team match at Bad Blood. In the main event of Bad Blood, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes defeated Sikoa and Fatu after the returning Jimmy prevented The Tongans from interfering. After the match, The Rock made a surprise return and confronted Reigns, Rhodes and Jimmy. On the October 20 episode of Raw, The Bloodline attacked Jey, costing him the Intercontinental Championship. On the October 25 episode of SmackDown, The Tongans lost the tag titles to The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) after interference from Reigns, Jimmy and Jey, ending their reign at 84 days.
On the November 1 episode of Smackdown (taped after the conclusion of the October 25 episode), Reigns and The Usos reunited their iteration of The Bloodline, which marked the first incarnation of this stable to wrestle as babyfaces as opposed to the Sikoa-led Bloodline, who remained as heels. At Crown Jewel on November 2, The Bloodline defeated Reigns and The Usos in a six-man tag team match with Sikoa pinning Reigns. On the November 8 episode of SmackDown, Sikoa challenged Reigns to WarGames between The Bloodline and the team on Reigns, The Usos and Sami Zayn. On the November 15 episode of SmackDown, Sikoa's Bloodline recruited Bronson Reed from Raw, while the following week, Heyman returned and revealed his old client, CM Punk from Raw, as the original Bloodline's fifth member. At Survivor Series: WarGames on November 30, The New Bloodline and Bronson Reed lost to the OG Bloodline and CM Punk in a WarGames match, with Sikoa being pinned by Reigns.
On the December 13 episode of SmackDown, Reigns challenged Sikoa to face him in Tribal Combat for the Ula Fala and title of Tribal Chief on the debut episode of Raw on Netflix, which was later made official. On the January 3 episode, Sikoa stated that if Reigns wins, Heyman himself could put the Ula Fala on Reigns, and that Sikoa would recognize Reigns as Tribal Chief, but if Sikoa wins, Heyman would have to put the Ula Fala on him, and become Sikoa's wiseman. On the Netflix premiere of Raw, Reigns defeated Sikoa with Reigns taking back the Ula Fala from Sikoa.
Dissension[]
In April 2025, it was revealed on SmackDown that Heyman would accompany CM Punk—not Reigns—to WrestleMania 41, honoring a storyline agreement the two had made following their alliance at Survivor Series. At WrestleMania 41, Heyman betrayed both Reigns and Punk, allowing Rollins to pin Reigns and in turn aligning himself with Seth Rollins. On the same night, On April 19 at WrestleMania 41 Night 1, Fatu defeated LA Knight to win the WWE United States Championship to earn his first singles title in WWE, while Jey Uso defeated Gunther to win the World Heavyweight Championship. On the April 21 episode of Raw, Heyman and Rollins added Bron Breakker to their alliance and attacked both Reigns and Punk. On May 10 at Backlash, Fatu retained his title against Knight, Damian Priest, and Drew McIntyre in a fatal four-way match with assistance from a debuting JC Mateo. After Backlash, tension started to rise between Fatu and Sikoa. On June 7 at Money in the Bank, Fatu betrayed Sikoa after attacking him in the namesake ladder match, leaving The Bloodline and turning face in the process. Jey Uso later lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Gunther two days later.