40-year-old top WWE star may become Roman Reigns' Wiseman in Paul Heyman's absence, says ex-host

Roman Reigns failed to contact his Wiseman Paul Heyman when he tried to call him last Friday on WWE SmackDown. Former WWE host Matt Camp recently speculated that another OG Bloodline member could become Reigns' Wiseman in the Hall of Famer's absence.

As The Original Tribal Chief feuded with Solo Sikoa and his Bloodline faction, he reunited with The Usos and Sami Zayn. The OG Bloodline will now square off against the new Bloodline in a WarGames match at Survivor Series. However, Reigns' team has so far failed to recruit a fifth man.

After losing a six-man tag team match against Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga at Crown Jewel, the OG Bloodline continued to struggle against its rivals on SmackDown. Last week, Sikoa's team introduced Bronson Reed as its fifth member. Reigns later tried to call his Wiseman, but the latter's number was surprisingly unreachable.

On The Wrestling Matt podcast, former WWE host Matt Camp claimed that Zayn might now aspire to become the new Wiseman in Heyman's absence.

"Roman didn't look at him [Zayn] that way the first time around. He didn't look to him for guidance, he looked to Paul for guidance. And Paul often acted as the buffer between Sami and Roman. So, maybe this time around, if Sami can cut out the middle man, then maybe there's more to this version of The Bloodline than just Survivor Series. Maybe Sami looks at this and goes maybe I could be the new Wiseman."

Camp pointed out that the 40-year-old's character had always been smart, saying he initially joined The Bloodline in an "intelligence" role.

"Maybe I can bring this group back to the dominance that we had but do it where we are equals or at least where Sami is equal with Roman and Sami has Roman's ear. Maybe Sami likes the idea of that power," he said. [12:40 - 13:40]

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WWE analyst predicted why Paul Heyman had disconnected his phone

On his Notsam Wrestling podcast, WWE analyst Sam Roberts speculated why Paul Heyman's phone was unreachable. He claimed it was because Roman Reigns broke his heart.

The 41-year-old predicted that Heyman was hurt and felt alone when The Original Tribal Chief didn't save him from being destroyed by Solo Sikoa's Bloodline. Hence, he decided to cut contact with Reigns.

"I think that hurt The Wiseman. And I think that left The Wiseman feeling alone. And I think The Wiseman said, 'Okay,' just like if a girl breaks your heart, if a boy breaks your heart, eventually for your own health, especially if they're lingering, you gotta put them on block. You gotta seize contact with them. I think that, to me, is what Paul Heyman did," Roberts said.

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry recently speculated that The Usos could bring Heyman back to end Reigns' suffering. It would be interesting to see whether that scenario would happen.

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