Solo Sikoa shocked the WWE Universe at WWE’s Night of Champions 2025 in Riyadh by defeating Jacob Fatu for the United States Championship. However, the match was a title bout but also a major turning point in the dynamics within the Bloodline. Fatu was replaced by Sikoa, who spoke about his choice to sever ties with Fatu after the show and what he feels the real reason was.
Solo Sikoa explains why he “cut the dead weight”
After the emotional victory, Solo Sikoa addressed the chaos and divisions in the backstage area regarding the Bloodline, offering some rare insight into his thought process and his role as the leader. He talked about both Jimmy Uso and Jacob Fatu receiving opportunities to fall in line and pass up those chances.“I tried to give Jimmy a chance to come back to the group. He didn’t wanna come back. I tried to tell Jacob to listen to me, follow my lead, he didn’t wanna listen to me. So, you know what? I cut the dead weight. Somebody else stepped up.”In this remark, fans were right as rain. Sikoa is done tolerating dissent or disobedience from the group’s membership. He weighed a lot of things before he moved on without two of its major players, but his path ahead was clear-cut as it was meant to be
Reinforcing the Bloodline: New recruits and renewed dominance
Solo got his hand raised at Night of Champions after much muscle was flexed. After several years away from WWE, Tonga Loa returned to the company while Tala Tonga (formerly known as Hikuleo) made his climactic debut. They surrounded Sikoa as he wrestled that night, establishing Sikoa’s dominance and the direction for the next chapter in the Bloodline saga.A Sikoa-ruled Bloodline 2.0 is younger, more belligerent, and under a one-man rule, instead of a tribal chief. Fatu and Jimmy Uso are gone, and now Solo surrounds himself with enforcers who know the task at hand and will do anything to keep it safe.Also Read: WWE Night of Champions 2025: List of all winners, top performers, and moreMoving forward, a new United States Champion in Solo Sikoa marks the beginning of what can be considered a new era, not only for the championship but for the Bloodline legacy itself. Jacob Fatu was previously seen as the muscle behind the faction, but now he seems to be on the outside looking in. Time will tell if he makes amends and earns a rematch—or just fades away. However, one thing is for sure that The Bloodline is not a family anymore, it is a unit. And Solo Sikoa is driving their charge with a heartless determination.
