Why The Rock Joining The Bloodline After WrestleMania XL is Best for Business

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Brace yourselves, wrestling fans!  In this video, we dive deep into the thrilling possibility of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson joining The Bloodline 2.0 after WrestleMania 40 and whether it's the ultimate game-changer for the business! As the buzz around WrestleMania 40 reaches fever pitch, the wrestling world is abuzz with  The Rock making a monumental return  and potentially aligning himself with The Bloodline, will there be a The Bloodline 2.0. Can you imagine the sheer intensity and star power this collaboration would bring to the WWE? Share your thoughts in the comments below! Do you think The Rock joining The Bloodline  is a genius move for the business, or do you have reservations? Let's engage in a lively discussion about this potentially historic moment in wrestling history!  You can also visit our site: https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe  #therock #romanreigns #solosikoa #bloodline #wrestlemania40 #wwe #wrestling #sportskeedawrestling

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00:00 Here you are talking about family. Is that what the bloodline is? Let me ask you a question. How's Jay?

00:05 When you're talking about his blood, you're talking about my blood

00:11 The WrestleMania 40 press conference changed a lot of minds about the direction for

00:20 WrestleMania 40 the Rock said it would be something that we would remember forever and he might not be wrong

00:28 With Cody Rhodes the fan favorite that a lot of people have invested their emotions in choosing

00:34 Roman Reigns and his path out of the Royal Rumble victory at WrestleMania for the

00:41 WWE Universal Championship

00:43 Fans breathed a collective sigh of relief

00:47 Knowing that he wasn't screwed over

00:51 But was he ever screwed over was this the plan the entire time?

00:56 Another gigantic question that hangs over this whole thing is what is the Rock doing with WrestleMania?

01:02 And how does that play into the whole situation with Roman Reigns and the bloodline?

01:07 Let us know what you think in the comments below. This is sports key to wrestling. I'm Kevin now we have no exact

01:15 100% certified idea if anything suddenly changed because of all the

01:21 online backlash

01:24 Towards the WWE and the Rock and the

01:27 outlandishly

01:30 Undetermined true through the storm support of Cody Rhodes

01:34 Yeah

01:35 But things are looking a lot more exciting maybe in the eyes of those same Cody fans now

01:41 Than they were a week ago

01:44 Yes, by the time Royal Rumble ended we thought it was going one way then it swerved now it's going another

01:51 Yeah, consider the hook firmly planted in our mouths

01:54 We're on our road to WrestleMania and we're being reeled in

02:00 to give you a brief recap Roman Reigns the

02:04 undisputed WWE Universal Champion for years now was the first one out in a final part of the

02:12 WrestleMania press conference and an exchange that is already getting a lot of attention

02:19 Where he decided because he's who he is that he has the power to choose who he wants to face at

02:27 WrestleMania so he chose his bloodline family Samoan Dynasty member the Rock that's not the way it works pal

02:34 The Rocks demeanor when he came out throughout the entire event was quite interesting and in retrospect

02:41 Quite masterful

02:43 He understood the fans would boo him and he knew how to waver through all this while still sustaining a long-term

02:50 And as he's put it in the press a long game story

02:55 He wasn't trying to be a likeable baby face that all the millions and the millions

03:01 Have always tried to fascinate themselves and attach themselves to he understood the conflict and he embraced it

03:09 even before the press conference which was a special event just days before the NFL Super Bowl in Las Vegas and

03:16 attended by thousands of fans

03:18 He dropped by the Pat McAfee show on ESPN and mocked those same fans for being what he called

03:26 Cody crybabies a term he got trending worldwide on social media

03:33 So you can't deny that his play was still on point

03:39 He showed everyone

03:41 present at the press event the detailed family tree of the actual bloodline of the Anaheim and

03:48 Mavia family clans

03:50 Intertwined by blood the Samoan Dynasty outlaid on a beautifully crafted graphic

03:57 It was impressive to look at but he showed people the family tree as a way to tell them quote

04:04 We're bigger than all of you cry about it all you want

04:08 But in this tense exchange, which also included World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins

04:14 Cody Rhodes came out and called bull on all of it without walking out to his own theme music

04:21 he was making more noise than anyone else on stage and

04:24 Declared that he with his Royal Rumble win and rightful designation

04:31 Would choose Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania

04:37 upsetting the all Samoan all bloodline dream match that Roman and Reigns had their eyes on

04:45 after Roman Reigns and all of his

04:48 Indignation took a jab at Cody's Hall of Fame father dusty Rhodes calling him irrelevant

04:55 Which makes no sense Cody hit back by telling him and the Rock that their

05:01 Grandfathers if they were still alive would be ashamed of them for their political

05:07 Maneuvering here. It's worth noting that the Rock is still a part of the corporate infrastructure of WWE on the board for TKO

05:15 the parent company of WWE an

05:18 Interesting fact that is very real that WWE is weaving into this story

05:22 The Rock took offense to this statement telling Cody that when he insults Roman's bloodline

05:29 He's insulting his bloodline his family

05:33 He threw a slap at Cody that immediately caused a stir

05:39 Online and of course in person and may we add that Seth Rollins took offense to this entire thing

05:46 And it seemed like he was taking the side of Cody going off on the Rock saying he can't do what he wants to do

05:51 Even if he's on the TKO board the Rock and Roman Reigns were even seen

05:56 Walking out of the T-Mobile arena with Paul Heyman at their side

06:00 Hinting that maybe they might be side by side in this whole WrestleMania

06:05 Storyline and maybe not even facing each other in the ring, but facing a different obstacle and challenge

06:12 Oh in the middle of all this can we confirm that the Rock just turned heel? That's right

06:17 That's something he's even said recently on Instagram since the WrestleMania kickoff press conference

06:23 He's a villain now the biggest movie star in the world is a villain against Cody Rhodes

06:28 Think about that this got us thinking what if and we mean just what if the Rock?

06:35 Really embraced this entire heel thing and went full-fledged as a member if not a leader of the bloodline

06:43 after or around

06:46 WrestleMania 40 here's why it's

06:49 Wait for it best for business

06:51 We'll lay it out

06:53 Let us know what you think in those comments below if we're getting some type of collision even between just Roman Reigns and Cody

07:00 Rowe or some mixture of Rock and Seth Rollins in there as well

07:04 Maybe even a tag team match along the way or at

07:07 WrestleMania itself the Rock needs to be a villain and the fans are already booing him and it appears that he's even

07:14 Embracing this he's the type of guy who has been hated and hated after becoming a Hollywood star

07:21 He can't be a big Hollywood star. We made him a star. He could only be a star for us

07:26 So yes the fickle yet sometimes

07:29 Limiting world of wrestling fandom has come into case here

07:33 Especially with rock now being a part of the corporate infrastructure of that wrestling world

07:38 Becoming a bad guy after 21 years

07:41 Since being a heel could be something also interesting for rock in today's modern-day

07:48 WWE it sounds funny. We know but hear us out back in

07:52 2003 the Rock already had one foot in Hollywood and

07:56 Still was trying to do the best he could as a WWE main event or on a part-time schedule

08:02 WWE fans felt betrayed by his increasing Hollywood movie commitments

08:08 So he decided to capitalize on this and introduce a now

08:12 Iconic yet still memorable version of his character

08:17 Hollywood Rock he went from being the face of the WWE a people's champion to a villain

08:24 Yes, and he was just too good to hate but still someone you wanted to boo along the way many have argued that the

08:31 Hollywood Rock

08:32 Incarnation may have been the best character he played even if it was just for a brief period of time and it's hard to argue

08:39 That when you look at it, it was just really entertaining

08:43 He had the crowd in the palm of his hand and the only downside to it was that it was simply just short-lived

08:49 He didn't even revert to the exact same character 21 years ago

08:54 But he could certainly play on it and evolve a version of it into what's going on right now

09:00 He was a newbie in the Hollywood movie machine back then but still certainly a certified

09:06 superstar in the world of entertainment via

09:09 WWE and he's now one of the biggest movie stars in the world and also one of the biggest players in all of

09:15 Entertainment and of course once again on the board of TKO a role that is infused

09:20 Directly into this storyline how clever WWE has done that

09:25 It's going to make the build-up to WrestleMania 40 a whole lot more exciting and intriguing and it appears that WWE is

09:32 responding to what the audience is saying and

09:34 Embracing it and so is the rock. Yeah, they smell what the audience was cooking

09:41 You see what we did there another detail that went unnoticed by most during the entire WrestleMania kickoff press conference event

09:49 Was the fact that Roman Reigns may have been playing a supporting role to the rock which makes sense

09:55 This is the rock by the way

09:57 Do we need to remind you that when the rock had an angry confrontation with Triple H after the event?

10:04 Backstage where he threatened to knock Cody's teeth down his mouth

10:10 Roman Reigns just kind of stood silently by his side letting rock deliver the dialogue that mattered most

10:17 Essentially being to the rock what maybe Jimmy Uso was to him

10:22 Yes, maybe someone further up the bloodline if you will

10:27 But we're not gonna lie the footage of the rock and Roman Reigns

10:30 Exiting the arena together the two-man power trip was still pretty cool to see

10:36 Just when everyone thought the bloodline story was dead

10:39 It's now bigger than ever and maybe even more interesting than it was before

10:45 So let's take a hypothetical look at this entire

10:48 WrestleMania 40 scenario with a new set of eyes on it in this very

10:54 fantasy book scenario night one is headlined by Roman Reigns and the rock against Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins or

11:02 Perhaps a legend like John Cena or Randy Orton if Seth Rollins with his knee issue is still very much an issue

11:10 The only issue here is Seth Rollins being in the press conference and the altercation with the rock puts WWE in a position where he's kind

11:17 Of going to have to be a part of the match the rock and Roman Reigns pick up the win through nefarious tactics

11:23 Yes, their entire family once again involved in another decisive win that isn't that decisive

11:29 Leaving them tainted as the heels but still vigorously

11:33 Positioned as someone who believes they're the heroes even though they're the villains and Cody Rhodes goes on to finish

11:40 The story at night - despite all of the odds being stacked against him now

11:46 That's just one scenario. We see playing out

11:48 We would love to see yours in the comments below following the family's failure on the grandest stage of all

11:55 WWE television the following week would see the rock come out and berate Roman Reigns for losing the

12:03 WWE Universal Championship

12:06 losing the family's

12:09 superiority to the Rhodes family and Cody Rhodes

12:12 basically walking in and taking command of the bloodline

12:18 This would be a big money move to make it would cause

12:23 Instant tension between the rock and Roman Reigns

12:26 But the tribal chief no longer the real chief would fall in line to the now new head of the table

12:34 Yeah, certainly interesting right there. The only real issue of this is

12:39 Do you get Roman Reigns with his part-time schedule?

12:43 Really playing this entire bloodline storyline out. What about the rock? He's even more part-time

12:49 Do you then rely on Jimmy or Jey Uso solo Sokoa Paul Heyman to keep the mantle going while they're not there?

12:57 WWE's had that challenge before and sometimes with the fickle week-to-week fandom of WWE

13:04 That is a hard flame to keep burning

13:07 There could be a few major moments throughout the year with the bloodline with the entire group crumbling from within or better yet

13:15 There could be some new additions like maybe Jacob fought - who is a free agent and possibility within the wrestling world

13:22 Or better yet. There could be some new additions to the WWE bloodline fold like Jacob fought - there are a lot of

13:30 Possible names out there who could play into this entire thing and hopefully culminating with a bloodline

13:35 civil war or perhaps a solo Sokoa turns on someone and

13:41 Sides with the rock or vice versa. There's a lot of moving pieces here with a lot of weight to it

13:48 emotionally tied by family and blood bonds

13:53 And we know for sure at some point the story between the rock of Roman Reigns is gonna end with them being in the ring

14:01 Against one another if the rock happens to be on the right side of wrestling fandom once or twice within

14:09 2024 it would be insane to see him team up with the bloodline in some form

14:14 Maybe even a big multi-man match like war games

14:17 Yeah

14:18 All the possibilities are there and it seems more possible that we'll see more of the rock with him now officially part of WWE's

14:25 Corporate structure the best part of this is that the entire story sort of writes itself to some point and there's absolutely

14:33 Zero requirements to have any championships involved because so much is bigger than just a title. This is

14:41 Personal not only that but it's fairly simple and straightforward in a story that doesn't need to be convoluted and filled with

14:49 Controversy or maybe it does who knows an end result a seamless setup of Roman Reigns versus the rock

14:58 WrestleMania 41 wherever that may be this time without a title involved and a

15:05 Personal title of head of the table involved one that they've alluded to for quite some time. You can bet your ass

15:12 WWE fans aren't going to be complaining about seeing rock versus Roman Reigns or maybe they will who knows

15:19 This is the internet when no other superstar is getting negatively affected by it and no titles being held up with it

15:25 Yeah, maybe then you'll be on board you fickle fickle fans

15:29 Just imagine the rock and Roman Reigns staring at each other

15:33 WrestleMania 41 the crowd actually going

15:37 The same way they did for the rock when he stood across from legends like stone-cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 17

15:45 the Hulkster at WrestleMania 18 in

15:48 John-cena at WrestleMania 28. Come on WWE fans do your thing. Let's make this a possibility

15:55 What do you want to see happen with all the names?

15:59 We've mentioned we would love once again to hear from you in the comments below

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