Roman Reigns’ Bloodline Star’s Name Officially Changed on SmackDown Following Botched Debut

WrestleMania XL changed a lot for The Bloodline. Not only did the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns lose his title to Cody Rhodes, but no one has seen him since. Post Mania XL, Solo Sikoa took the group’s reins and imposed his own will. Jimmy Uso was exiled, and Tama Tonga took his place. Furthermore, Tonga’s brother Tanga Loa debuted at WWE Backlash France to help secure their victory. This established the new Bloodline under Sikoa.

The episode of WWE SmackDown also saw Tonga face off against Angelo Dawkins in the King of the Ring qualifying match. The initial idea was for Lashley to face The Bloodline’s  MFT, but he was replaced after suffering an injury while training. Regardless, on the latest episode of WWE SmackDown, it was revealed that one of the members got an official name change.

Tanaga Loa will now be called Tonga Loa in the WWE

As mentioned above, Tonga was seen in action in tonight’s episode. However, the graphics on the screen caught the fan’s attention. The graphics read, “Tama Tonga with Solo Sikoa, Tonga Loa & Paul Heyman.” Since his debut, the WWE Universe has been calling Tonga’s brother Tanga Loa. However, since signing with WWE, they have filed to trademark both spellings.

After his debut, which included a massive botch, it was reported that the WWE wanted to trademark both spellings. It isn’t clear why the WWE decided to do this, as the same was not done for his brother, Tonga. Moving forward, the WWE may continue to use Tonga Loa as the official spelling of his name. Fans are excited to see how the WWE will utilize the latest addition to The Bloodline. They hope he works on his timing and avoids botches like the one at WWE Backlash France. And there’s another massive story from the latest episode of SmackDown that involved Reigns.

Roman Reigns kept Solo Sikoa in charge of The Bloodline

The current Tribal Chief, Sikoa, made it clear to Wiseman Paul Heyman that he has been in contact with Reigns. Heyman was under the notion that no one has had any contact with Reigns. The Wiseman was last seen trying to call Reigns when Tonga debuted and laid out Jimmy Uso on SmackDown after Mania XL. Since then this is the first time fans have gotten news regarding Reigns and his decisions about The Bloodline.

According to Sikoa, Reigns asked him to take control of the group in his absence. Does this imply that Reigns planned all the changes in The Bloodline? Or is Sikoa lying? Moreover, the Wiseman has no idea what Sikoa plans to do, which explains his fear.

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