2 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (20 Jul - Results & Review)

1. We Need To Talk About The Bloodline

The group stood tall to end Monday’s show. Well, The Usos and Jacob Fatu did. Roman Reigns wasn’t there, and the faction means next to nothing when he’s absent. To that point, it’s a faded concept overall. Haven’t we seen everything The Bloodline has to offer by now? Not only that, but it’s unclear whether they’re supposed to be babyfaces or heels.

Sometimes, they play to the crowd. Then, at other times, they act heelish in matches. Their opponents at SummerSlam are mainly faces too, and Roman is definitely baby, so it’s confusing and isn’t working. As the intro stated, things are "all over the place" when it comes to Bloodline business. Just wrap it up, for christ sake! We're nearly at nWo 'B' squad levels with this. Not quite nWo 2000 though.

Never nWo 2000. Everyone just collectively shuddered when remembering that tripe.

Too many factions on WWE's watch feel a bit rubbish these days. The Bloodline are mediocre, Judgment Day has been reduced to shaking down Danhausen for cash in comedy bits, Jade Cargill and her Baddies don't offer nearly enough on Fridays, and even Fatal Influence has been up and down (Jacy Jayne losing to Tiffany Stratton then her stablemates winning tag gold 24 hours later reflects that).

Bloodline could be considered the head of the snake in 2026. Things looked more promising when Fatu was warring with Roman a few months back, but now he's a "bag boy" (WWE's words) at best. Many viewers are over this concept now, including this one.