10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About The Bloodline

2. Jey Vs Jimmy At WrestleMania

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The "it-doesn't-really-matter-if-Jey-has-bad-matches" principle taken to and beyond the absolute extreme, the battle of the brothers at WrestleMania 40 was a contest so lame that the disinterest could be felt in the moment, let alone during the multiple post-mortems.

Jey himself has discussed how the match suffered from having its time cut, but if anything, he missed the pulse of the people watching in the building and around the world. After the seventieth or so superkick, audiences were crying out for the brothers to wrap it up. Badly paced and with a comically cheap fake redemption twist in the middle, the bout was comfortably the worst of both shows, the worst Brother Vs Brother match (including both fictional sibling wars between The Undertaker and Kane in the event's history, and a worst case scenario for the continuation of a feud between the pair.

Jimmy was booted out of The Bloodline just days later, ostensibly turning him face and ensuring an end to things, but this probably should have been confirmed sooner. As early as the 2024 Royal Rumble, the vibe between the two as opponents felt off, and the sooner they're reunited as either a team or at least allies, the better it'll be for both. 

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