Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns to raise the stakes for WWE Bad Blood? Exploring potential announcement on SmackDown tonight

The WWE Universe will witness an unexpected partnership between Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns at Bad Blood. The two superstars have reluctantly decided to team up, solely aiming to destroy Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline. It is bound to be an incredible match, but perhaps The American Nightmare and The Original Tribal Chief will raise the stakes with a huge announcement on SmackDown.

Raising the stakes in this situation involves adding a stipulation to the tag team match at WWE Bad Blood. Yes, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes will take on Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, but knowing The Street Champion, he will have a contingency plan. This contingency plan will definitely involve the rest of The Bloodline. So, Rhodes and Reigns could propose turning the match into a No DQ Tornado Tag Team match.

As mentioned earlier, both Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns want to wreak havoc on Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline. With that in mind and considering that it will probably descend into chaos anyway, the duo could suggest adding the No DQ Tornado Tag Team stipulation. That way, there can be no excuses, even if Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa interfere, and most importantly, Rhodes and Reigns can decimate Sikoa without hesitation.

This could all go down on this week's episode of SmackDown. That said, this is just a matter of speculation. Only time will tell what the future holds for all parties involved.

Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns aren't exactly best friends

Not to state the obvious, but this partnership between Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns is a shaky one. The two clearly aren't best friends, and that was made very obvious on last week's episode of SmackDown. And this will definitely be a concern heading into WWE Bad Blood.

For starters, Reigns came out last week toward the end of the show to remind the WWE Universe that this is still his company. This did not sit well with Rhodes who came out to retort and remind The OTC that this used to be Reigns' company, but now he is at the top. Understandably, Reigns wasn't a fan of those remarks.

The tension between the two is palpable and The Bloodline will undoubtedly try to capitalize on that. Hopefully, Rhodes and Reigns can resolve their issues before Bad Blood, because if they don't, they will surely be in for a long night.