The Bloodline is a professional wrestling stable that performs in WWE on the Raw brand. The stable consists of leader Roman Reigns and his cousins The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) and Jacob Fatu. The name of the stable is in reference to the members of the group also being members of the Anoaʻi family of Samoan professional wrestlers.
The stable officially formed in July 2021 after a feud between Reigns—managed by Paul Heyman—and The Usos. The three then formed The Bloodline with Heyman as their manager. From April 2022 until April 2024, Reigns was promoted as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, as he simultaneously held both the WWE and Universal championships in his fourth and second respective reigns, having the longest reign for the latter before losing the Undisputed title at WrestleMania XL. He took on the nicknames "Tribal Chief" and "Head of the Table" in reference to his role as the leader of the family. From May 2022 until April 2023, The Usos were promoted as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions until they lost their titles at WrestleMania 39, as they simultaneously held both the Raw and SmackDown tag titles in their third and fifth respective reigns, having the longest reign and the longest male tag team title reign in WWE history for the latter. During this time, the stable included Sami Zayn as an honorary member, and also The Usos' younger brother Solo Sikoa.
After a falling out with Reigns, Zayn left in January 2023, followed by Jey in June. In February 2024 during the build up to WrestleMania XL, The Rock joined the group, but following the event in April, both Reigns and Rock took an indefinite hiatus, with Sikoa assuming the role of "Tribal Chief". Following this, Jimmy and Heyman were removed from the group by Sikoa, while Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Jacob Fatu were added. On the November 8, 2024, episode of SmackDown, the original members of the Bloodline officially reunited when Sami Zayn made his return to assist the group in preparation for their upcoming Survivor Series: WarGames match against The Bloodline. After WarGames, The Bloodline name was slowly phased out and rebranded into The MFTs with the new additions of JC Mateo and the brother of Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga. The MFTs expelled Sikoa on June 26, 2026, episode of SmackDown, making the stable fully independent of The Bloodline.
In April 2026, Reigns reunited with The Usos following WrestleMania 42 and began rebuilding The Bloodline. After defeating Jacob Fatu in Tribal Combat at Clash in Italy, Reigns secured Fatu's allegiance, restoring the stable under his leadership.
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Background
The Bloodline members have long histories in professional wrestling before the advent of the stable. The original members, Joe Anoa'i, better known as Roman Reigns, was born in Pensacola, Florida as the son of Sika Anoa'i of The Wild Samoans and twin brothers Jonathan Fatu and Joshua Fatu, also known as Jimmy and Jey Uso respectively as part of The Usos and sons of Solofa Fatu (better known as Rikishi), were born in San Francisco; as the trio attended Escambia High School in Pensacola where they played gridiron football together and graduated in 2003. Paul Heyman's managership and relationship with the Anoaʻi family dates back to 1988 when he, under his Paul E. Dangerously name, managed the Samoan SWAT Team, which composed of Rikishi (then known as Fatu), Rosey (then known as Big Matty Smalls), Samu, and Sam Fatu (also known as The Samoan Savage). Many years later, Heyman also introduced Reigns, alongside Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, as The Shield. Reigns made his professional wrestling debut in 2010 at WWE's former developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), under the ring name Leakee. After FCW was shut down and rebranded as NXT in 2012, he took on the name "Roman Reigns" and had a short stint on NXT before being called up to the main roster in late 2012 where he became part of The Shield; he would later win multiple world championships after the stable's dissolution in 2014.
Meanwhile, The Usos and Solo Sikoa are the sons of Rikishi. The Usos made their pro-wrestling debut in 2009 in FCW where they were one-time FCW Tag Team Champions before moving to WWE's main roster in 2010 where they were managed by Tamina Snuka, who was the original manager of The Usos, and would go on to win multiple tag team championships. Tamina is the daughter of Jimmy Snuka, who is the uncle-in-law to Peter Maivia via marriage. The Usos' relationship with Sami Zayn began when they had their first match together facing against The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) and Corey Graves on the April 24, 2014, episode of NXT in a six-man tag team match with the trio emerging victorious. Sikoa made his pro-wrestling debut in 2018 before signing with WWE in 2021 where he made his NXT debut that October until his main roster call up in September 2022. The Rock, like Reigns, had a successful professional football career; he later debuted in 1996 and became a member of the Nation of Domination the next year before becoming a multiple time world champion during the Attitude Era. His first interaction with Reigns on WWE television took place on the January 21, 2013, episode of Raw. Before that, a possible future match between the two men was referenced in the second season, fifth episode of Young Rock.
History
The Usos' feud with The Shield (2013–2014)
Before The Usos began teaming up with Reigns, they had several matches against The Shield, Reigns' old stable, with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, with the majority taking place in 2013. On the May 6 episode of Raw, The Usos and Kofi Kingston teamed up against The Shield, who won the match after Ambrose pinned Kingston. On the May 17 episode of SmackDown, Reigns and Rollins defeated The Usos after Reigns pinned Jey. After the match, The Shield continued to beat down Jey until Kingston ran to make the save by hitting them with a steel chair. The Usos gained their first win on the June 28 episode of SmackDown after their teammate, Christian, pinned Ambrose in another six-man tag team match. On the July 1 episode of Raw, however, they lost a rematch, this time with Ambrose pinning Christian. On the July 12 episode of SmackDown, Rollins defeated Jey in a singles match.
At Money in the Bank on July 14, Reigns and Rollins defeated The Usos to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship after Reigns pinned Jimmy. On the July 19 episode of SmackDown, the two stables brawled until Mark Henry came to The Usos' aid. In return, The Usos helped Henry fend off The Shield on the July 22 episode of Raw. The following week, they lost after Ambrose pinned Jimmy. Despite this, Henry attacked The Shield after the match, forcing them to retreat. The same match result occurred on the August 7 episode of WWE Main Event. Throughout the remainder of the year, the two stables would exchange wins, with The Usos teaming with the likes of Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan, Big E Langston, Cody Rhodes and Goldust, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. The last match that the two stables would have against each other was on the January 3, 2014, episode of SmackDown, where The Usos and Punk won after the latter pinned Ambrose.
Occasional team-ups (2015–2020)
Following his split from The Shield and his subsequent singles career, Reigns would occasionally join forces with The Usos in numerous tag-team matches, with The Usos also occasionally becoming involved in Reigns' feuds in support of their cousin. The trio first teamed together on the November 2, 2015 episode of Raw, where they teamed with Ryback and Dean Ambrose in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match against Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, and The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods), in which Reigns' team was victorious. Reigns and the Usos continued to team that year until Tribute to the Troops, where the trio teamed with Ambrose, Ryback, Kane, and The Dudley Boyz to defeat The League of Nations and The Wyatt Family.
On the May 2, 2016 episode of Raw, The Usos became involved in Reigns' feud with AJ Styles, as the duo had been feuding with Styles' allies, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson at the time, with The Usos and Reigns facing Styles, Gallows and Anderson in a six-man tag team match. After Styles, Anderson and Gallows won the match, Anderson and Gallows wanted Styles to hit Reigns with a chair but Styles refused. When The Usos attacked Styles from behind with a chair, Styles retaliated with the chair. Ultimately, Reigns powerbombed Styles through the broadcast table. At Extreme Rules, The Usos were defeated by Gallows and Anderson in a Tornado tag team match. Later that same night, after Gallows and Anderson interfered in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between Reigns and Styles, The Usos interfered to assist Reigns, ultimately allowing Reigns to retain the title.
On the May 14, 2019 episode of SmackDown Live, The Usos aided Reigns from an attack by Elias, Shane McMahon, Daniel Bryan, and Rowan, and then lost to them in a handicap match. On the June 3 episode of Raw, The Usos saved Reigns from an attack by Drew McIntyre and The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson), but lost to them in a six-man tag team match. On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, The Usos returned with a new short hair look, aiding Reigns from an attack by King Corbin and Dolph Ziggler. On the January 31 episode of SmackDown, Reigns and The Usos defeated King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode in a six-man tag team match to end their feud. Jimmy suffered a legitimate knee injury during the match at WrestleMania 36, putting him out of in-ring action indefinitely.
Roman Reigns' leadership (2020–2024)
At SummerSlam on August 23, 2020, Reigns returned after a five-month hiatus and attacked both newly crowned Universal Champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman, turning heel for the first time since 2014. With Paul Heyman as his manager, he won the WWE Universal Championship at Payback. Reigns defended the title against his cousin Jey Uso, first at Clash of Champions and later, at Hell in a Cell in a Hell in a Cell "I Quit" match with the added stipulation that if Jey lost, he would have to follow Reigns' orders or be kicked out of their family.
Jey joined Reigns in October 2020 while Jimmy joined in July 2021, starting the Bloodline stable. As part of the Bloodline, On the April 9 special WrestleMania episode of SmackDown, Jey won the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Jey's first singles accolade in WWE.
On the July 16 episode of SmackDown - the first episode after WWE resumed touring following its Florida "ThunderDome" residency during the COVID-19 pandemic - The Bloodline faced Edge and The Mysterios in a six-man tag team match, in which they emerged victorious, although Edge attacked the trio after the match. At Money in the Bank, The Usos defeated The Mysterios on the Kickoff pre-show to become five-time SmackDown Tag Team Champions. In the main event, Reigns defeated Edge to retain the Universal Championship. At SummerSlam, The Usos once again defeated The Mysterios to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championships, and Reigns later defeated John Cena in the main event to retain the Universal Championship.
At Extreme Rules, The Usos successfully defended their titles against The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins), and Reigns later defeated "The Demon" Finn Bálor in the main event to retain the Universal Championship. At Crown Jewel, The Usos defeated The Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin) on the Kickoff pre-show, while Reigns successfully defended his title against Brock Lesnar in the main event. At Survivor Series, The Usos lost to Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle), while Reigns defeated WWE Champion Big E in the main event. On December 17 episode of SmackDown, Reigns fired and attacked Heyman. Brock Lesnar then attacked The Bloodline and saved Heyman. On January 1, 2022, Reigns was pulled from his scheduled Day 1 match due to testing positive for COVID-19, while Brock Lesnar was instead added to Raw's WWE Championship match. The Usos still competed at Day 1, and retained their titles against The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods).
Solo Sikoa's leadership (2024–2026)
After losing the title, Reigns and Rock took time off from television and Sikoa, the group's enforcer under Reigns, was appointed as the de facto leader of the stable. The formation changed when Jimmy was kicked out of the group and Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa (now referred to as The Tongans) were introduced into the stable. The group then renewed their rivalry with Kevin Owens and Randy Orton, in which The Bloodline emerged victorious in a tag team street fight at Backlash France.
The night before Clash at the Castle: Scotland, Solo Sikoa officially anointed Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa into the group, giving the nicknames "The Right Hand Man" (formerly used by Jey Uso) and "The Infamous", respectively. At the event the next day, The Bloodline attacked Rhodes following his title defense against AJ Styles, rekindling their feud in the process. On the following episode of SmackDown on June 21, Jacob Fatu, who had signed with WWE in April 2024, made his debut, joining the stable when he attacked Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, and Rhodes. Over the following weeks, both Heyman and Reigns were removed from the group and Sikoa was appointed as the leader of the stable assuming the title of Tribal Chief. At Money in the Bank, The Bloodline emerged victorious in a six-man tag team match over Rhodes, Orton, and Owens with Sikoa pinning Rhodes.
In the main event of the August 2 episode of SmackDown, the night before SummerSlam, Fatu and Tama Tonga defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. On the August 23 episode of SmackDown, Sikoa had Fatu relinquish his share of the title to Loa so that Fatu could be Sikoa's personal enforcer. During the September 10 episode of NXT, Fatu, Tonga, and Loa (in his first NXT appearance since 2014), took out The Street Profits and defending NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom and Nathan Frazer.
At SummerSlam, Sikoa lost to Rhodes in a Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Championship following interference by the returning Roman Reigns. On September 13 episode of SmackDown, Sikoa again failed to win the title from Rhodes in a steel cage match, after which Reigns agreed to team with Rhodes to face Sikoa and Fatu in a tag team match at Bad Blood. In the main event of Bad Blood, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes defeated Sikoa and Fatu after the returning Jimmy prevented The Tongans from interfering. After the match, The Rock made a surprise return and confronted Reigns, Rhodes and Jimmy. On the October 20 episode of Raw, The Bloodline attacked Jey, costing him the Intercontinental Championship against Bron Breakker. On the October 25 episode of SmackDown, The Tongans lost the tag titles to The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) after interference from Reigns, Jimmy and Jey, ending their reign at 84 days.
Reformation under Reigns (2026–present)
Following WrestleMania 42, Reigns reunited with The Usos and began rebuilding The Bloodline. Jacob Fatu, however, feuded with Reigns over the World Heavyweight Championship. The rivalry culminated in a Tribal Combat match at Clash in Italy, where Reigns defeated Fatu to retain the title and Fatu was included into the reformed Bloodline. At Night 1 of SummerSlam on August 1, Fatu and The Usos lost to LA Knight, Royce Keys and Sikoa in a Six-Man Tag Team Match. While at Night 2 of SummerSlam on August 2, Reigns defeated Seth Rollins to retain his title.
Reception
Midway through 2022, the storyline between The Bloodline and Sami Zayn was highly praised, noticing the complexity, with Dave Scherer of PWInsider calling the storyline "some of the best wrestling ever, not just now. The whole story has been deep and nuanced". In 2026, Eric Bischoff named the Bloodline as the greatest story in pro wrestling history.
After the Bloodline reunited in 2026, there was some negative opinions. Eric Bischoff, who previously praised the stable, pointed WWE was repeating the same mistake he made with the nWo. Vince Russo said that the storyline was recycled over and over.
Members
Sub-groups
Championships and accomplishments
CBS Sports
Feud of the Year (2020) – Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso
ESPN
Best Storyline of the Year (2022) – The Bloodline and Sami Zayn
Best Storyline of the Year (2023) – The Bloodline 2.0
New York Post
Storyline of the Year (2022) – The Bloodline and Sami Zayn
Storyline of the Year (2023)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Faction of the Year (2022, 2024)
Singles wrestlers
Ranked Reigns No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2022
Ranked Jey Uso No. 45 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
Ranked Jimmy Uso No. 147 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2022
Ranked Sikoa No. 38 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023
Tag teams
Ranked The Usos No. 1 of the top 50 Tag Teams in the PWI Tag Team 100 in 2022
Sports Illustrated
Wrestler of the Year (2021) – Roman Reigns
Other media
Biography: WWE Legends: Roman Reigns (season 4, episode 6) — Paul Heyman (Executive Producer, Director)