“Kept Showing”: After Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga’s Beatdown, WWE’s New Policy on Blood Revealed

Tama Tonga‘s unexpected addition to The Bloodline surprised many fans. His introduction to WWE marked a new era for the Anoa’i stable. Not only were the members of the team altered, but The Bloodline now serves under the command of Solo Sikoa. This also caused them to get more brutal now that The Wise Man’s suggestions are not being accepted.

After a few weeks, fans spotted blood in WWE again. This happened on the 04/19 episode of Friday Night SmackDown in an in-ring segment. A WWE legend recently shared his thoughts on the new ‘blood’ policy that seems to have been altered.

Tama Tonga’s debut marked a change in WWE

The Stamford-based company used to stay away from on-screen blood as much as possible. The Rock‘s return to the promotion in 2024 changed that, but it was only specific to their feud. Now, the TV-PG breach has seemed to expand to the newly introduced wrestlers as they delivered a beatdown to Kevin Owens in a bloody promo. Keeping in mind the segment, Mark Henry said on the Busted Open podcast, “They made reference to it on the announce table, and Solo with his white tape. On his tape, there was blood and he kept showing the blood to the camera: ‘Look, this is his blood. The blood is on my hands.’ I mean it was so good; the drama.”

The TV-PG guidelines that WWE has been following don’t permit a lot of blood to be shown during the telecast. So, the promotion may have found a loophole that they can use to bring back an element of the old WWE era. With the Netflix-Raw deal approaching, we will possibly see this trend continue.

In the same podcast, Mark Henry also talked about another Anoa’i talent who might soon return to the promotion, causing some trouble for Solo Sikoa’s new faction.

Tama Tonga and Solo Sikoa may have to brace for impact

Following the introduction of Haku’s adoptive son as a Bloodline member, the ‘temporary’ leader kicked out Jimmy Uso. Now, The Bloodline has displayed an uptick in their ruthless tendencies as they are not listening to their councilman either. While they are bound to face consequences for their actions at the hands of the WWE management, Roman Reigns may return to punish them for their deeds.

Moreover, Mark Henry believes that Jacob Fatu will return as a babyface in the promotion. So, The Tribal Chief may form a brand new stable consisting of ex-Bloodline members to take on the existing stable that Solo Sikoa had taken over. This may also lead to the promotion of more on-screen blood on WWE TV in such a high-stakes personal drama.

Do you like it this way? Or do you think WWE should adhere to the TV-PG guidelines when it comes to blood?