After losing the Undisputed WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania XL, Roman Reigns took some time away from WWE. During that period, Solo Sikoa named himself Tribal Chief and remade The Bloodline in his image.
The group is now made up of Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Jacob Fatu. On the June 28 edition of SmackDown, Sikoa declared that Reigns was done in WWE and proceeded to destroy Paul Heyman alongside the rest of The Bloodline after the Wiseman refused to acknowledge him.
Reigns returned at SummerSlam earlier this month and has since clashed with The Bloodline on a few different occasions (coming off worse for wear after their latest battle).
Appearing at NYC Fanatics Fest this weekend, Heyman addressed his continued absence from WWE and dropped some hints about possibly returning to reunite with the Original Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
"I don’t even think we’re in the third inning yet, and now that you see the emergence of Solo and Jacob Fatu and the Tongas and the fact that they are a real threat," Heyman said. "The first time a real threat to Roman Reigns’ dominance to Roman Reigns sitting at the 'Head of the Table' to Roman Reigns being the top star to Roman Reigns actually being the 'Tribal Chief.'"
"How many stories can we tell from the position that we’re in now? You don’t know what Jimmy Uso stance on this is. You don’t know what Jey Uso stance on this is. You don’t know if or when 'The Wise Man' will return. You don’t know who else Solo may or may not have in his back pocket ready to debut."
He added, "You don’t know what our moves, what Roman Reigns’s moves, what my moves, what anybody’s moves can be. All you know is that Roman Reigns is back. He’s back to reclaim the title of 'Tribal Chief' from Solo, and Solo has so much backup right now that Roman’s in deep, deep, deep trouble."
With Reigns now a babyface, it's hard to say whether he'll be joined by Heyman given his history as a heel manager. If anything, it might make more sense for him and CM Punk to reunite given their shared history in WWE.
You can watch a clip from Heyman's NYC Fanatics Fest appearance below.