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The Bloodline
The Bloodline Logo
Stable
MembersRoman Reigns (leader)
Sasha Banks
Naomi
Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
Paul Heyman (manager)
Name(s)The Bloodline
Roman Reigns and The Usos
Billed heightsReigns: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jey: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jimmy: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Combined
billed weight		758 lb (344 kg)
DebutNovember 2, 2015
Years active2015–2020 (as allies)
2020–present (as The Bloodline)

The Bloodline is a villainous professional wrestling stable currently performing in WWE on the SmackDown brand. The stable is led by Roman Reigns and is also composed of Jey and Jimmy Uso and Reigns’ manager Paul Heyman. Reigns is the current and longest reigning WWE Universal Champion in his second reign, while the Usos are the current and longest reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions in their fifth reign. The stable's name comes from the fact that Reigns, Jey, and Jimmy are members of the Anoa'i family.

History

The Usos' feud with The Shield (2013–2014)

Before The Usos began teaming up with Reigns, they had several matches against The Shield, Reigns' stable with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, with the majority taking place in 2013. On the May 6 episode of Raw, The Usos and Kofi Kingston teamed up against The Shield, who won the match after Ambrose pinned Kingston. On the May 17 episode of SmackDown, Reigns and Rollins defeated The Usos after Reigns pinned Jey. After the match, The Shield continued to beat down Jey until Kingston ran to make the save by hitting them with a steel chair. The Usos gained their first win on the June 28 episode of SmackDown after their teammate, Christian, pinned Ambrose in another six-man tag team match. On the July 1 episode of Raw, however, they lost a rematch, this time with Ambrose pinning Christian. On the July 12 episode of SmackDown, Rollins defeated Jey in a singles match. At Money in the Bank on July 14, Reigns and Rollins defeated The Usos to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship after Reigns pinned Jimmy. On the July 19 episode on SmackDown, the two stables brawled until Mark Henry came to The Usos' aid. In return, The Usos helped Henry fend off The Shield on the July 22 episode of Raw. The following week, they lost after Ambrose pinned Jimmy. Despite this, Henry attacked The Shield after the match, forcing them to retreat. The same match result occurred on the August 7 episode of Main Event. Throughout the remainder of the year, the two stables would exchange wins, with The Usos teaming with the likes of Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan, Big E Langston, Cody Rhodes and Goldust, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. The last match that the two stables would have against each other is on the January 3, 2014 episode of SmackDown, where The Usos and Punk won after the latter pinned Ambrose.

Occasional team-ups (2015–2020)

Following his split from The Shield and his subsequent singles career, Reigns would occasionally join forces with The Usos in numerous tag-team matches, with The Usos also occasionally becoming involved in Reigns' feuds in support of their cousin. The trio first teamed together on the November 2, 2015 episode of Raw, where they teamed with Ryback and Dean Ambrose in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match against Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, and The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods), in which Reigns' team was victorious.[1] Reigns and the Usos continued to team that year until Tribute to the Troops, where the trio teamed with Ambrose, Ryback, Kane, and The Dudley Boyz to defeat defeated The League of Nations and The Wyatt Family.[2]

On the May 2, 2016 episode of Raw, The Usos became involved in Reigns' feud with AJ Styles, as the duo had been feuding with Styles' allies, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson at the time, with The Usos and Reigns facing Styles, Gallows and Anderson in a six-man tag team match. After Styles, Anderson and Gallows won the match, Anderson and Gallows wanted Styles to hit Reigns with a chair but Styles refused. When The Usos attacked Styles from behind with a chair, Styles retaliated with the chair. Ultimately, Reigns powerbombed Styles through the broadcast table.[3] At Extreme Rules, The Usos were defeated by Gallows and Anderson in a Tornado tag team match. Later that same night, after Gallows and Anderson interfered in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between Reigns and Styles, The Usos interfered to assist Reigns, ultimately allowing Reigns to retain the title.[4]

On the May 14, 2019 episode of SmackDown, The Usos aided Reigns from an attack by Elias, Shane McMahon, Daniel Bryan, and Rowan, and then lost to them in a handicap match. On the June 3 episode of Raw, The Usos saved Reigns from an attack by Drew McIntyre and The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson), but lost to them in a six-man tag team match. On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, The Usos returned with a new short hair look, aiding Reigns from an attack by King Corbin and Dolph Ziggler.[5] On the January 31 episode of SmackDown, Reigns and The Usos defeated King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode in a six-man tag team match to end their feud. Jimmy suffered a legitimate knee injury during the match at WrestleMania 36, putting him out of in-ring action indefinitely.[6]

Formation of the Bloodline (2020–2021)

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 against Roman Reigns, who had recently turned heel and aligned himself with Paul Heyman. Jey won by pinning Riddle to earn the first singles championship opportunity of his career.[7][8] At Clash of Champions, Jey lost to Reigns by technical knockout, when Jimmy came down and threw a white towel for him.[9][10] 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.[11][12]

On the October 30 episode of SmackDown, Jey defeated Daniel Bryan to qualify for Team SmackDown at Survivor Series.[13] 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".[14] On February 21, 2021 at Elimination Chamber, Jey competed in the event's eponymous match, where the winner would receive a Universal Championship with Reigns that same night. He was the last person eliminated by the winner Daniel Bryan. On the April 9 special WrestleMania edition 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.[15]

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.[16] 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."[17]

All champions (2021–present)

On the July 16 episode of SmackDown, 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.[18] At Money In The Bank, The Usos would defeat The Mysterios on the pre-show to become five time Smackdown Tag Team Champions. In the main event, Reigns would defeat Edge to retain the Universal Championship.[19][20] At SummerSlam, The Usos would once again defeat The Mysterios to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships and Reigns would later go on to defeat John Cena in the main event to retain the Universal Championship.[21][22] At Extreme Rules, The Usos would successfully defend their titles against The Street Profits and Reigns would later go on to defeat "The Demon" Finn Bálor in the main event to retain the Universal Championship.[23] At Crown Jewel, The Usos would defeat The Hurt Business on the pre-show while Reigns would successfully defend his title against Brock Lesnar in the main event.[24][25] At Survivor Series, The Usos lost to RK-Bro, while Reigns would later go on to defeat Big E in the main event.[26] On December 17 episode of SmackDown, Heyman was fired and was attacked by Reigns. Brock Lesnar would then attack The Bloodline and would save Heyman.[27] On January 1st 2022, it was announced that Reigns would be pulled from the WWE Day 1 pay-per-view match due to testing positive for COVID-19, therefore Brock Lesnar was added to the WWE Championship, Fatal Five Way match.[28][29] The Usos would still compete at Day 1 and would successfully retain their titles against The New Day.[30]

On February 25th's episode SmackDown, Sasha Banks aligned herself with Naomi as a collective tag team. It was later revealed that they'd new members of The Bloodline.

Timeline

Championships and accomplishments

References

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