WWE SmackDown: The Bloodline Taken Out By Randy Orton, LA Knight And AJ Styles

The Bloodline was forced to taste their own medicine during the latest episode of WWE SmackDown when the group was intentionally fed into a beat-down by the trio who is coming to get the faction leader Roman Reigns at Royal Rumble.

The opening match of the latest episode of SmackDown was scheduled to be Cameron Grimes taking on Grayson Waller but The Bloodline's Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso attacked Cameron and that match never took place.

Paul Heyman then came out, took the mic, and called out SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis (referencing him to a James Bond-wannabe) for booking Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a Fatal-4-Way match at Royal Rumble 2024.

Aldis informed Heyman that The Bloodline will compete in the show's main event, which will be Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight taking on Roman, Jimmy, and Solo. Heyman was quick to inform that Roman wasn't present on the show.

Aldis replied that the reigning Undisputed WWE Universal Champion shouldn't have started stuff that he can't finish before further informing that if Sikoa and Uso couldn't find a partner then it would be a handicap match.

Jimmy seemed worried because he knew no one would team up with them but Heyman was confident that he would find them a third partner. Carlito was given the idea of becoming The Bloodline's partner for the main event but he wasn't interested.

After failing to recruit anybody for the main event, Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso attacked Randy Orton during the latter's entrance. Sikoa hit Orton with the Samoan Spike. But, Orton came back and joined the the match before it ended.

As a result, the team of Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight defeated The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso) in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match in the main event of SmackDown.

Orton gained the pinfall win after hitting Jimmy with an RKO. Solo attacked Orton after the match and again went for the Samoan Spike, but Styles hit Solo with a Phenomenal Forearm. LA hit Solo with the BFT and Orton followed up with an RKO.

Randy further hit Jimmy with the steel ring steps as the show ended with Orton, Styles, and Knight hitting a triple powerbomb on Solo Sikoa through the announce table. This essentially appeared to be a reference to The Shield's infamous move.