At Night of Champions 2023, would see Roman Reigns take a rare televised loss. This came against Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens in a tag team championship match, and marked a key moment in the storyline of The Bloodline.
Since 2020, Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman & The Usos have put together an incredible narrative, with Zayn added in following WrestleMania 38. Zayn is someone who believes this storyline is one of the best in professional wrestling, and that it can serve as a template for future storylines.
Sami Zayn Praises The Bloodline Storyline, Hopes It Serves As A Template
Speaking on WWE After The Bell with Corey Graves – Sami Zayn had the following to say about The Bloodline storyline, and what made it so great.
“My opinion, and halfway through the storyline and seeing the success of it, was that, ‘Oh, I see what we’ve done here, we’ve accidentally stumbled into the future of storytelling in wrestling.’ I think we’ve laid out a template. I also think, and I hope I’m not coming off arrogant, I don’t think anyone will quite match it, only because of the variable involved in it, which are the real life relationship of 20 years of friendship with myself and Kevin Owens, the real life family dynamic of the Bloodline. The real life relationship of Paul Heyman and the Samoan dynasty.
All of those elements can’t be recreated. You can have different versions of it, but hopefully, people aspire to do these long drawn out artistic, very emotional, clearly defined characters, I think that’s the future. If the success, if nothing else, that’s what people will aspire to achieve. I don’t think anyone will in quite the same way, but he’s hoping that someone does even something better one day. This is hopefully a template for what quality storytelling could be down in the road in this industry.”
The angle has been a success in terms of ratings and attendance, though some fans have argued it’s been padded out – calling for it to end during lulls in action. What are your thoughts on The Bloodline storyline? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
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