Wrestlemania 40: Will it be Bloodline (-600) rules for the American Nightmare?

It’s being billed as the biggest tag team match in Wrestlemania history and it’s hard to

argue otherwise. On one side, representing The Bloodline, is the Undisputed WWE

Universal Champion Roman Reigns paired with one of the most famous humans to walk

the planet in The Rock. On the other side, two-time Royal Rumble winner in the

American Nightmare Cody Rhodes is tagging with the WWE World Heavyweight

Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins. Need I say more?

Blood is Thicker Than Water

The Bloodline was one of the most powerful factions of all-time prior to The Rock

entering the picture. You already have the most dominant champion of the modern-era

in Roman Reigns on the card and then you mix one of the certified G.O.A.Ts in The

Rock into the picture and they have to be considered the favorite in this match. The two

have yet to tag together but even with their lack of “chemistry”, they have the x-factor in

Solo Sikoa waiting in the wings. Sikoa and his Samoan spike finisher cost Rhodes the

title at Wrestlemania 39, so we already know that the threat of outside interference is

real.

The Enemy of My Enemy

It’s safe to say that these two competitors definitely have a checkered history since their

first encounter at Wrestlemania 38. They’ve met at three PLE’s with Rhodes taking each

bout but now Rollins has come to the aid of the American Nightmare. Now, here they

are, teaming together in a match that has enormous implications on Rhodes vs. Reigns

on Night 2. The Night 1 tag team match has the added stipulation that should Rhodes

and Rollins win, then Cody’s championship match on Night 2 will see The Bloodline

barred from ringside. But, in the event that they lose, the WWE Universal Championship

match will be contested under Bloodline rules which means anything goes.

It is basically a must win match for “the son of a plumber”.

The Pick: Roman Reigns & The Rock -600

The stipulation in this match kind of gives it away doesn’t it? You have to have the odds

stacked against the hero only for them to come out victorious. It makes sense for Rollins

and Rhodes to lose so that Cody has his back against the wall on Night 2 where we will

get an “anything goes” match. That also means anybody can interfere, which will

happen, but on both sides.

Rumors have been circulating that WWE is trying to get John Cena, The Undertaker

and Stone Cold Steve Austin involved in the big event. While they all wouldn’t be

involved in this contest, you could definitely see John Cena run interference in the

match to even the odds. He has history with the Bloodline and is the ultimate good guy

who we could see helping the company’s top babyface on Night 2.