10 Biggest Frauds In Wrestling Right Now
2. The Bloodline As A Main Event Act
With huge respect due to the May 20th edition of SmackDown and The Usos' victory over RK-Bro for just how effective the group were in generating earnest hatred from the audience - reducing a child to tears was the sort of thing there'd ideally be a little more of if WWE wasn't such a content and brand-obsessed organisation - much of The Bloodline's purpose has been reduced to filling television time rather than arenas.
Look no further than the recent shift from three summer stadium shows to two on WWE's current schedule. The initial plan had been to run early July's Money In The Bank from inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas before shooting across to Nashville for SummerSlam later that month. A Clash At The Castle special in Wales was to wrap the trifecta up, requiring ideally three separate opponents for Roman Reigns in that time.
The institutional inability to push anybody credibly alongside 'The Tribal Chief' seems to have scuppered plans. Money In The Bank's been moved to a smaller setting, and Reigns is already working less than a full schedule in an arrangement that should theoretically increase the number of people he'd have available to face. Unifying the belts has robbed both shows - Raw in particular - of an all-important sense of purpose.
Those single digits held high in the sky only indicate how many dimensions this act has to it.