Hikuleo has been making rounds in the WWE Universe since he upgraded to a free agent following his NPJW contract end. Then, as per the rumor mills predicted, the New Japan star ended up signing a pen-paper deal with WWE, stirring the long-grown idea of his Bloodline joining. Though there’s still no official word on whether the company will make him reunite with his brothers (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) in Solo Sikoa’s team despite the esteemed family line speaking for it, Hikuleo’s WWE connection is visibly strengthening.

Hikuleo left a prominent mark in the NPJW realm, winning a host of accolades to his name. The former NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Champion, however, wrapped up his 8-year-old journey during the Dominion event on June 9 and landed on WWE. While he’s yet to officially debut on a match under the WWE banner, the 33-year-old isn’t sitting still. He’s already grinding himself to make a stellar first impression on the WWE audiences.

But he’s not alone. WWE NXT star Eddy Thorpe seems to be his new workout buddy. Thorpe took to his Instagram and uploaded a photo of himself alongside Hikuleo, going full throttle in the Crunch Fitness gym, making it pretty clear that a full-fledged WWE match is not far. The NXT star captioned the picture as “Annual workout pic.”

Now, let’s delve deeper into the scope of his highly speculated Bloodline association going forward.

Will Talla Tonga join forces with the Bloodline ever? Analysing the possibilities 

Currently, Roman Reigns Bloodline has been in a very volatile state of being. With Solo Sikoa’s ever-evolving role, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa’s crucial involvement, and the absence of the OG team, (The Rock and Roman Reigns), things are quickly shaping up for a whole new Bloodline that can only come into existence after a power-driven civil war. While many have already teased the potential lineup for the decisive match, Bryan Alvarez from Fightful Wrestling believes Hikuleo’s intervention might create a mess.

The theory suspected a ‘quantity over quality’ scenario might get the better of the storyline. On the other hand, WWE officially filed a new trademark, Talla Tonga, for Hikuleo, which came off as a clear sign that he will join Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa sooner or later. Again, given Randy Orton and Kelvin Owens also sowed a seed of their bloodline dispute last night, the faction seems to be heading toward an engaging session and Talla Tonga’s entry can only make it more of a banger.

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