With the principle occasion of SummerSlam kind of set, Cody Rhodes and Solo Sikoa don’t have anything extra to do however set the stage for the present, ratcheting up the drama whereas hopefully promoting just a few extra tickets to the in some way not-sold-out present at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Luckily, WWE has the “American Nightmare” on the job, and whereas he is not probably the most prolific WWE Champion within the promotion’s historical past, no less than not but, few performers have the identical degree of innate storytelling skill as the present belt holder, a lot in order that the promotion has produced a number of documentaries about it.
Speaking to followers in SmackDown from the WWE Japan tour, Rhodes laid down a problem to Sikoa with a view to actually ship followers dwelling completely happy in Cleveland.
“I am right here in Japan on our dwell occasion tour, doing what I stated I used to be going to do: bringing the WWE Championship all throughout the globe. Just a bit second of solitude, reflection; doing that factor wrestlers should not do: trying again on the Royal Rumble, almost having the principle occasion of WrestleMania ripped out of my palms, just for the folks to take it again. I mirror on the best second of my life, defeating Roman Reigns to do what I got down to do upon my return to the WWE: end the story,” Cody Rhodes informed followers on SmackDown.
“Surrounded by buddies, household, followers, a conquering hero and, The Bloodline was no extra… or so I assumed. However this new doppelganger model of The Bloodline, a pack of untamed cats with nothing to lose, operating round and feasting on something that stands of their approach. Chaos reigns and not using a true lion main the pack and due to that chaos, now I sit right here alone. My buddies, my companions, my allies, Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, destroyed making an attempt to struggle by my aspect whereas I watched. I head into SummerSlam a person on an island, a person who has the deck stacked towards me, a person who should struggle with each ounce of delight and vitality I’ve.
“However I additionally head into SummerSlam the champion and I do know that I’ve to deliver all of my hearth and keenness to this struggle as a result of I owe it to the folks to defend this championship and never let it slip again into The Bloodline. Solo Sikoa is a harmful man, he stepped up, declared himself the brand new ‘Tribal Chief;’ he has confirmed that he’s able to tackle that mantle of accountability and do no matter it takes to do what he desires. I used to assume Solo wasn’t prepared, however now I am not so positive.
“I must look into his eyes and see what sort of man he actually is earlier than we battle it out in the principle occasion of SummerSlam. I problem your to satisfy me within the ring subsequent week, head to head, one one-on-one, so I can look into your eyes and see in case you are certainly prepared, as a result of on this second of solitude, I do know that I’m.”
Welp, there you go, of us; Rhodes is down for the struggle and even prepared to share a hoop with Sikoa earlier than they work their match at SummerSlam, however very similar to the “American Nightmare,” Sikoa too had a sure “Head of the Desk” on his thoughts whereas discussing the forthcoming present.
Solo Sikoa lays out a warning for Cody Rhodes… and Roman Reigns
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With The Bloodline securing their tag crew title match with a Gauntlet win over the Road Earnings, Fairly Lethal, and firm, Sikoa took the ultimate section of SmackDown to simply accept Rhodes’ problem, solely within the second, the “American Nightmare” wasn’t the one WWE Champion he had on his thoughts.
“Cody Rhodes, I’ll see you face-to-face subsequent week. The identical week my Tongans will deliver the Tag Workforce Titles again to The Bloodline. The evening earlier than I deliver again the Undisputed WWE Title to The Bloodline at your expense,” Solo Sikoa informed WWE followers on SmackDown. “In a single weekend, The Bloodline will deal with household enterprise and if Roman Reigns has an issue with that, you realize the place to search out me; he can mad up like Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, and Cody Rhodes and acknowledge me.”
Alright, each performers talked about Reigns of their pre-recorded promos on SmackDown. That may’t be a coincidence, proper? If it is not, effectively, followers ought to be very enthusiastic about the principle occasion of SummerSlam, because the present may simply finish seeing the “Head of the Desk” make his triumphant return roughly 4 months after his large loss in South Philadelphia.
