The image of Paul Heyman’s emaciated and disheveled body smashing through the announce table at Madison Square Garden was the curtain call for this act

as WWE prepares

for its Bloodline summer,

where Roman Reigns could be forced to participate. unlikely alliances.

Friday’s SmackDown event completed the transformation of Solo Sikoa’s team into Bloodline bootlegs — impostors, not successors to Reigns’ team.

Sikoa, like a Reigns wannabe, requested validation from each member and the sacred Tribal Chief wreath was placed on him by Heyman. However, Paul Heyman did not acknowledge Solo Sikoa as his tribal Chief. WWE

Heyman, 58, did exactly what he needed to do to become a true babyface for the first time and set up Reigns’ return after Sikoa lied to him about Jacob Fatu. This was also a signal that everything else Sikoa told him was a lie.

What WWE did so well in the Bloodline storyline was create anticipation for the big moments. The dazzling sight of Heyman walking through the table transformed Reigns from the most hated villain at WrestleMania 40 to a beloved babyface, with one of the biggest crowd reactions in wrestling history awaiting him me, all without him appearing on TV.

In the coming weeks, as the Bloodline summer continues, the biggest question remains: Who will be the true Tribal Chief? Will Roman Reigns regain his crown, or will Solo Sikoa succeed in asserting his position? The confrontation between the Tribal Chief and the man claiming to be the Tribal Chief promises to bring tense and dramatic moments for WWE fans.