The “OTC” is back! That’ the Original Tribal Chief in case ya didn’t know… Roman Reigns! This weekend the WWE traveled to Cleveland Ohio for one of their four major premium live events of the year,  SummerSlam. The card would reveal several storyline turns that open up the door for massive feuds from the massive betrayals.

However, the biggest pop of the night came at the conclusion of The Bloodline’s Solo Sikoa’s match with Universal WWE champion, Cody Rhodes. Returning after a four month hiatus, Reigns came to the ring and delivered a Superman Punch and a spear to ruin his cousin’s chance at winning the title, as well he should after Sikoa created his own version of The Bloodline basically behind Reigns’ back.

As for the “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, the best entrance of the night belonged to the champ. Starting from his trailer, Cody Rhodes strode to the Gorilla position with his beloved dog, Pharaoh whose loyalty knows no bounds.. Next, Arn Anderson pops up to let the champ know, “You’ve got friends in places you know, and a few here tonight.”

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With Bloodline rules as the set-up for the match it was only a matter of time for all members of The Bloodline to interfere that includes :Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa and finally Jacob Fatu, who injured his leg flying off the top of the ring post through a table along with Rhodes.  Cody had Kevin Owens and Randy Orton as backup, who joined the fray only to have the Bloodline take them out. That’s when Reigns return caused the seismic ending with Sikoa out for the count and Rhodes retaining the title.

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Gunther vs Damian Priest for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

This match was to be Gunther’s crowning moment, how we got there led to the demise of the Judgment Day.  As Gunther and Priest battled it out with Finn Balor at ringside, as Priest was about to pin Gunther 1-2-3 on the 3 count, Balor pulled Gunther’s leg on the rope turning his back on his now former friend (although we saw this was coming for awhile now), Gunther locked in a choke submission after Priest tried to lunge at Balor for his portrayal and is the new WWE World Heavyweight champ.

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Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan for the WWE Women’s World Championship

Want further proof the Judgment Days as we know is no longer? Just look at the outcome of the this match which by the way was one of the best matches of the night and opened SummerSlam.

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After Ripley “dislocated” her shoulder during the match, she slammed it into the announce desk to try and pop back while itr continued to plague her throughout. Eventually,  Morgan would sneak attack Ripley with her Oblivion finisher right on the steel chair, just as Dirty Dom  distracted the referee and wins the match pinning Ripley.  It was then apparent  Liv and Dom were in cahoots this whole time. Dom even kisses Liv to rub salt in the wound and Ripley looses her “Dom Dom” to another woman as Dom and Liv walked out of SummerSlam together.

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This was Punk’s first singles match since his turn tricep and he had both McIntyre and Rollins hating his guts for different reasons. There is no love lost between McIntrye and Rollins either! During the match, Punk had McIntyre’s shoulders pinned, but Rollins wasn’t paying attention and was late to count.

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Then the bracelet that Drew stole from Punk’s wrist which includes the name of his wife AJ Lee and his beloved dog Larry, had landed in the ring.  Rollins noticed the bracelet, picked it up and put it on. Punk became incensed,mhit the Go to Sleep on Rollins, and took back the bracelet. McIntyre landed another Claymore on Punk, and then staggering Rollins who was coming  gathered himself and counted  1-2-3 as McIntyre’s wins.

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In other key match-ups:

WWE Women’s Championship: Nia Jax defeated Bayley to capture the belt.

WWE United States Championship: LA Knight defeated Logan Paul to win the belt.

The 16-time WWE World Heavyweight champion and motion picture star, John Cena made a surprise appearance on last night’s Money in the Bank premium live event on Peacock. Emanating from the ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto, Canada, Cena came to the ring to make the first of several key announcements.

An emotional Cena told the crowd and the millions watching at home that he is ‘retiring’ from professional wrestling and the WWE. In fact, Cena who always brings a small a towel to the ring that usually reads “never give up” entered the ring with one that said, “The last time is now.”

Leading into last night, John’s WWE career spanned over 23-years, and he is now 47-years-old. Along with The Rock, Cena has become one of the most famous personalities to transition from stardom in the ring to mainstream entertainment.

In the ring, with tears in his eyes, Cena began “Why am I here? Tonight, I officially announce my retirement from the WWE.” However, in wrestling there is always a swerve. Cena isn’t going anywhere for at least the next year.

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“This farewell, it does not end tonight. It is filled with opportunity. Everybody, Raw makes history next year when it moves to Netflix. I’ve never been a part of Raw on Netflix, that is history. That is a first, and I will be there. And along with that history making first, we are going to build so many unforgettable lasts. The 2025 Royal Rumble will be my last. The 2025 Elimination Chamber will be my last. And I’m here tonight to announce that in Las Vegas, WrestleMania 2025 will be the last WrestleMania I compete in.”

He concluded his in-ring sentiments with how the fans mean everything. “Thank you so much for letting me play in the house that you built for so many years,” said Cena. “Thank you so much always, for your voice, because it’s really loud, and for your honesty, because it’s beautifully brutal. And most of all, thank you so much for allowing me to be with you here tonight to let the whole world know that we are planning something unforgettable.”

Following Money in the Bank, Cena led off a press conference where he qualified that his farewell tour doesn’t end at WrestleMania 41 in the spring of next year, but, in fact, he has 30-40 dates already booked to appear on WWE programming, shows and premium live events.

During the press conference, John also clarified, “People say they’re walking away, and two years later they come back. I want to set the record straight right now, I’m done. This is it. If you ever wanted to be a part of this one last time, we’re going to do it as big as we can and we’re fighting everybody and we hope you come enjoy the fun.”

Will the WWE crown Cena one last time with the world title so that he would break the record he shares with Ric Flair as the most decorated champions, and win the championship belt for a record-setting 17th time before he bows out? Stay tuned.

So, do you think John Cena will capture the WWE World Heavyweight championship during his 2025 Farewell Tour? Do you think Cena is retiring at the right time in his career? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

One of the best soap opera storylines is not on daytime, but actually on WWE’s Friday Night Smackdown and last night on the June 28th episode on Fox, the ongoing saga of the Bloodline took yet another major turn.

Since Roman Reigns lost the Universal World Heavyweight championship at WrestleMania 40 to Cody Rhodes, he has been off television and nowhere to be found. In the current story, Reigns’ cousin Solo Sikoa has seized control of the Bloodline in Reigns’ absence.

Sikoa recruited cousins, Tama Tonga, Tonga Lua and Jacob Fatu to his newly run rogue Bloodline. During SmackDown, there was to be an in-ring Bloodline Acknowledgement Ceremony to make Reigns wiseman, Paul Heyman, the wiseman for Sikoa by having him acknowledge him as his Tribal Chief.

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Earlier, Sikoa promised Heyman that violet Fatu was not in the building at Madison Square Garden in New York, where the show was broadcast live. Solo told Heyman, he took his advice about Fatu being too violent to be part of the Bloodline. However, he lied, and during the ceremony he joined the other members in the ring while Heyman looked stunned.

Fatu, Tonga and Loa all acknowledged Sikoa as their new Tribal Chief, but Heyman hesitated. He said as much as he loved Solo, he is NOT his Tribal Chief. The crowd at MSG went nuts and stood behind Heyman. However, Sikoa attacked him with a Samoan Spike and ordered Fatu to hit a flying headbutt. Next, the Bloodline put Heyman through a table as the show went off the air. In the digital exclusive that was posted on social media afterwards, Heyman was seen carted out of the arena by ambulance.

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Will Roman Reigns come out of hiding, or if he was possibly held hostage somewhere by Sikoa, will he come back and avenge the attack on his wiseman? Is this all leading to ‘War Games’ where the original Bloodine of Reigns, Jimmy and Jey Uso and maybe even Sami Zayn reunite to take out the younger menacing Bloodline 2.0?Watch what happened below, and then weigh-in via the comment section.