Original WWE Plan For Roman Reigns & Sami Zayn Revealed

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The Bloodline has continued its hold over WWE by accumulating titles and airtime. The brewing tensions between ‘Honorary Uce’ Sami Zayn and Jey Uso are maybe the biggest threat to the faction’s dominance since Brock Lesnar tipped the ring with a tractor at SummerSlam 2022 on July 30.

Zayn’s position in the Bloodline was cemented during the May 27 edition of SmackDown when Roman Reigns declared him as an Honorary Uce.

According to Zayn, the angle has evolved beyond what was originally planned by WWE.

Mirror Sport spoke with Sami Zayn recently when he revealed that the original plan was not long-term.

He explained:

“This is one of the more filled-out, long-term stories I’ve ever been a part of, and it’s long, even by WWE standards. Usually we might do two or three month stories, but I’ve been aligned with The Bloodline in some respects since April and we’re still only kind of scratching the surface as to where this is going to go.

“The initial idea was just to have some on-screen interactions every now and again because it made sense as the self-proclaimed locker room leader I should have a good rapport with the Head of the Table. So we were kind of cooking up that idea.”

Fans have gotten on board with the angle, and have been predicting what will bring about the eventual demise of the alliance. An idea making the rounds recently was a potential match-up between Zayn and Reigns at Elimination Chamber in February 2023, which will be in Sami Zayn’s home in Montreal, Canada.

Zayn acknowledged the role fans have in how these storylines snowball, explaining:

“…But one of the things I’m realising is with live audiences these stories tend to take a life of their own, and you kind of don’t know where they’re going to go and that’s actually what’s exciting about it.

“I see all the fans trying to predict it and they don’t know and, in a way, I don’t know because the reactions start taking it in different directions.

“For example, the dynamic between Jey and myself? I don’t know that it was ever meant to be like this but now you’re starting to get people guessing what’s Jey going to do and where is it going for him.

“I’m past the point of trying to predict what the end game is. But I think at this point, we have such a level of investment that whatever happens, I think fans are going to just be there along for the ride. It’s been really a lot of fun and seeing how much the fans have been loving it has been really rewarding.”

Roman Reigns will be defending his title against Logan Paul at WWE’s upcoming premium live event, Crown Jewel.

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