Many years later, Heyman also introduced Reigns, alongside Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, as The Shield, who were hired as mercenaries for then-WWE Champion CM Punk in 2012.

[4] The Rock, like Reigns, had a successful professional football career; he later debuted in 1996 and became a member of the Nation of Domination the next year before becoming a multiple time world champion during the Attitude Era.

The Usos gained their first win on the June 28 episode of SmackDown after their teammate, Christian, pinned Ambrose in another six-man tag team match.

Throughout the remainder of the year, the two stables would exchange wins, with The Usos teaming with the likes of Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan, Big E Langston, Cody Rhodes and Goldust, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk.

[14] On the May 14, 2019 episode of SmackDown Live, The Usos aided Reigns from an attack by Elias, Shane McMahon, Daniel Bryan, and Rowan, and then lost to them in a handicap match.

[15] On the June 3 episode of Raw, The Usos saved Reigns from an attack by Drew McIntyre and The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson), but lost to them in a six-man tag team match.

[16] On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, The Usos returned with a new short hair look, aiding Reigns from an attack by King Corbin and Dolph Ziggler.

[17] On the January 31 episode of SmackDown, Reigns and The Usos defeated King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode in a six-man tag team match to end their feud.

[19] At SummerSlam on August 23, 2020, Reigns returned after a five-month hiatus and attacked both newly crowned Universal Champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman, turning heel for the first time since 2014.

[21] At Payback two days later, Reigns defeated Wyatt and Strowman in a No Holds Barred triple threat match to win his second Universal Championship.

[28] On February 21, 2021, at Elimination Chamber, Jey competed in the event's eponymous match, where the winner would receive a Universal Championship with Reigns that same night.

[29] On the April 9 special WrestleMania episode of SmackDown, Jey won the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by last eliminating Shinsuke Nakamura.

[35] On the July 9 episode of SmackDown, Jey returned and both Usos solidified their alliance with Reigns, thus cementing them both as heels in the process, and properly reuniting as "The Bloodline.

[40] At Extreme Rules, The Usos successfully defended their titles against The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins), and Reigns later defeated "The Demon" Finn Bálor in the main event to retain the Universal Championship.

[41] At Crown Jewel, The Usos defeated The Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin) on the Kickoff pre-show, while Reigns successfully defended his title against Brock Lesnar in the main event.

Initially saddened, Zayn was then presented with a t-shirt that read "Honorary Uce", making his position as member of the Bloodline official.

[57] However, the following week, Sikoa had to vacate the NXT North American Championship due to not being an eligible option in the fan vote that was to have originally determined Hayes' opponent.

[67] Later that night, The Usos defended their Raw Tag Team Championship against The Judgment Day (represented by Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio), but after Jimmy suffered a mid-match injury, Zayn took his place alongside Jey and the two were victorious.

[77][78] At the Night of Champions event in Saudi Arabia on May 27, The Usos interfered in the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match between Reigns and Sikoa against Owens and Zayn.

[84] The Usos won the match with Jey giving Reigns his first direct pinfall loss since December 2019 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.

At Fastlane on October 7, Jimmy and Sikoa lost to John Cena and LA Knight, who replaced AJ Styles after a beatdown a month prior, in a tag team match.

After Orton interrupted and said that he also wanted a title match against Reigns, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis announced that Orton, Styles, and Knight would compete in a triple threat match at SmackDown: New Year's Revolution, where the winner would face Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble.

Afterwards, Nick Aldis decided that AJ Styles, LA Knight, and Randy Orton would all challenge for Reigns' championship in a fatal four-way match at the Royal Rumble.

[96] After Cody Rhodes won the 2024 Royal Rumble,[96] a WrestleMania XL Kickoff media event was then held on February 8 that included The Rock.

[b][103][104] The group then renewed their rivalry with Kevin Owens and Randy Orton, in which The Bloodline emerged victorious in a tag team street fight at Backlash France.

[107] On the following episode of SmackDown on June 21, Jacob Fatu, who had signed with WWE in April 2024, made his debut, joining the stable when he attacked Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, and Rhodes.

[108] Over the following weeks, both Heyman and Reigns were removed from the group and Sikoa was appointed as the leader of the stable assuming the title of Tribal Chief.

[112] In the main event of the August 2 episode of SmackDown, the night before SummerSlam, Fatu and Tama Tonga defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.

[115] At SummerSlam, Sikoa lost to Rhodes in a Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Championship following interference by the returning Roman Reigns.

[117] In the main event of Bad Blood, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes defeated Sikoa and Fatu after the returning Jimmy prevented The Tongans from interfering.