Evil Vito |
06-12-2023 03:27 PM |
I've really just been watching it via weekly highlights but I think the Bloodline angle partially jumped the shark with me at Mania, although in fairness it had been 2.5 years up to that point.
I say partial because there's still intrigue in seeing the split play out, but the reasoning for it just feels flimsy with me. This is where Roman not dropping the strap at Mania kinda looms large to me. I feel like the impetus for the breakup would've been way more clear if Roman had lost the thing that meant most to him. Starts getting even more controlling and obsessive, afraid that his family would no longer respect him with the irony being that his behavior is the very reason they're turning against him.
Plus in general it feels weird that you've got the title tied up in this angle when you've had nobody even attempt to challenge for the title in over 2 months. It's like nobody even wants to bother challenging Roman anymore because they know they can't beat him. Especially now with a 2nd World Title available which I'm sure even the SmackDown guys will do what AJ did and get "permission" to head to Raw to fight for it rather than have to go through Roman anymore.
Yes I know Roman will eventually defend the title against Jimmy, Jey, and probably even Solo before all is said and done and they'll just keep racking up the days of the title run. But feels like you could've had the champion Cody fighting off Brock and all comers on Raw for the title while the self-contained Bloodline angle would've had more than enough personal juice to continue headlining SmackDown even without a title.
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