The Insane Popularity Of The Bloodline (& What It Says About WWE Fans)
Not all of the story between 2020 and 2023 has existed without plotholes big enough for Solo Sikoa to step through. The use of WWE's invisible camera for backstage segments especially rendered so many clandestine conversations redundant. On an administrative level, the company allowing Roman Reigns to constantly and relentlessly cheat without consequence has made it appear as if the organisation supports his methods despite the man himself being cast as a false leader and the industry's most terrifying heel. It simply got drab for large portions of the group's never-ending run against Brock Lesnar between 2021-2022.
It is imperfect, but at what point do these foibles matter? Not here in 2023, it would seem. Sold out buildings, sky high ratings and white hot Premium Live Event crowds suggest that WWE is doing more than just one thing right, but The Bloodline sit at the epicentre of the company's sensational commercial success.
They are the top act that have driven the company into renewed and previously unthinkable territory, positioning themselves alongside the last ones to do the same. Vince McMahon built and then rebuilt a monolith with stories and characters like this one, and Triple H and Nick Khan separately and together are crafting it with a view securing its longterm financial future.
Look at the timelines, twists, turns and key storyline checkpoints, and the comparisons between some of WWE's biggest ever money-drawing tales are all there. None of it is "cinema", but lots of it is the same.
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