Paul Heyman Says They Are Only In The 3rd Inning Of The Bloodline Saga

Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman’s alliance saw the former Shield member become the Tribal Chief, and a historic title reign followed that. Now, nearly three years after everything kicked into high gear, they are still going strong.

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During the press conference after SummerSlam, Paul Heyman was asked which inning they are in with the Bloodline saga. The Wise Man was very quick to say that they haven’t even hit the seventh-inning stretch by a long shot.

“Bottom of the third. We’re just figuring this stuff out. We haven’t even hit our stride yet. If you want to take the arrogant approach, I’m sure Paul Levesque will tell you all the box office records that have been smashed. Every Friday night when we show up at SmackDown, we’re always told, ‘this is the largest gate of this and the largest gate of that.’ ‘This is the largest premium live event.’ ‘This is the largest WrestleMania.’ Okay, we can sit there and point to what clearly drove all this, and it’s the Bloodline, and when I say the Bloodline, I mean the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns. We’re just figuring this out. There is so much more to learn. There is so much more for us to grasp. There is so much more for us to master. It’s a craft, and it’s an evolving craft.”

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“It’s an ever-evolving form of entertainment, and if you sit there and you think, ‘we got this, this is it, we’re cruising to WrestleMania,’ we’re going to be replaced, and we should be. If you don’t come at this with the greatest ambitions to be much better tomorrow than you are today and much better two days from now, then you’re not here to be the greatest of all time. That’s what Roman Reigns wants to be and is determined to be. That’s the only reason why I agreed to have life after Lesnar. How could I have ever topped the run I had with Lesnar? Roman Reigns because he’s that ambitious because he wants it that badly. What inning are we in? Bottom of the third. Wait until you see what we have in the fourth.”

“We’ve been doing this for three years and not once have I heard a credible person say, it’s dragging on. It doesn’t drag on. We continue to layer and peel back layers and reveal more about each persona, and just when you think you have the persona figured out, there is something new to learn about that person and their dynamic within the other people in the group and sometimes it involves people outside the group, like Sami Zayn. What will I do when the Bloodline disbands? I don’t know, I’ll probably be celebrating my 120th birthday by then.” 

Jimmy Uso returned to the Bloodline’s fold at SummerSlam to turn on his brother, Jey Uso. Those two are bound to collide down the line, and Roman Reigns emerged victoriously in the process.

We will have to see what WWE does with The Bloodline from this point on. Obviously, they have a lot of momentum, but they also know that they must keep up that same drive if they want to keep that top spot in the company’s creative. The Bloodline is treated special from all other WWE angles, and they want to keep it that way.

The Bloodline is still captivating fans, but do we really have another six innings left with them in WWE? Sound off in the comments to let us know what you’re thinking!