As for Bully, he whole-heartedly agreed that the long-term nature of both Reigns’ and Rhodes’ stories is what makes them so interesting to the WWE Universe. Even though the story right now (and in general, according to the ECW Original) is about Jey Uso, the WWE Hall of Famer is confident that the company will circle back to the two royal families after the Bloodline Civil War and it will all come to a head in Philadelphia.

“This is what you’re getting with The Bloodline: The perfect storm of characters meets storytelling,” Bully said. “The big money in pro wrestling, the longevity of drawing money is in storytelling and characters. Yes, you will get your quick hit one-nighters that’ll draw a boatload of money, but if you want to make lots of money for a long time, you do it the way Gorgeous George did it and you do it the way all the old schoolers did it way before us. Because when it’s done right, you can’t beat it.”

Time will tell if Henry and Bully’s predictions come to fruition, but it does seem like a rematch between Reigns and Rhodes is definitely in the cards. After all, it doesn’t seem like Rhodes would have left AEW if something like the WWE Championship wasn’t on the horizon for him.

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