Solo Sikoa appears unwilling to rejoin Roman Reigns’ Bloodline after loss on 8/10 WWE Raw

Solo Sikoa appeared reluctant to re-enter Roman Reigns’ Bloodline after losing to Jey Uso in the main event of the August 10 edition of WWE Raw. The match carried a stipulation that a defeat would force Solo to return to the faction.

The confrontation followed Jacob Fatu’s attack on Royce Keys the previous week, after which Jey Uso approached Solo on the August 10 show and issued a challenge with the return-to-Bloodline stipulation. Solo accepted the match but told Jey that if he won he wanted “him and ‘the messed up family’ to leave him alone.”

The main event saw Jimmy Uso interfere to assist Jey; Jey delivered a spear and followed with the splash to pin Solo Sikoa. Following the finish, Jey was described as set to deliver Sikoa to Roman Reigns next week.

Roman Reigns was absent from the August 10 show and is scheduled to return on the August 17 edition of Raw in Buffalo, New York. Solo’s loss on August 10 therefore triggers the stipulation that he must rejoin the Bloodline on that upcoming program.

Solo reacted to the prospect of rejoining the faction on his Instagram story, posting: “Damn..I gotta go back.” Fans on social media have reportedly urged Solo not to re-enter the Bloodline, and the coverage noted that his babyface turn has transformed him into a fan-favorite.

The storyline behind Solo’s change in alignment was described as originally planned as a short-term face turn before rejoining the Bloodline, but it has evolved into a longer arc in which Solo has delivered notable promos and gained prominence for his on-mic and in-ring work. There has also been suggestion the segment next week could feature involvement from LA Knight, despite Knight having told Solo their alliance was a one-time deal.

The August 17 edition of WWE Raw will emanate live from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The show is listed to feature Roman Reigns, Oba Femi, Seth Rollins, Liv Morgan, Dominik Mysterio, Sol Ruca, and Penta, and will continue the ongoing tournament to decide the challenger for Reigns’ World Heavyweight title for the September 14 edition of Raw in Mexico.

Because of the match stipulation, Solo Sikoa is scheduled to rejoin the Bloodline on the August 17 Raw at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo when Roman Reigns returns, a development that will play out alongside the tournament to determine Reigns’ challenger for the September 14 show in Mexico.