Paul Heyman breaks character to praise The Bloodline amid WWE hiatus

Paul Heyman broke character amid his WWE hiatus to praise the new version of The Bloodline on SmackDown. The veteran has not appeared on television since he was brutally attacked by the faction on the June 28 edition of the blue brand at Madison Square Garden.

Solo Sikoa wanted The Wiseman to acknowledge him as his Tribal Chief, but Heyman remained loyal to Roman Reigns. The group then assaulted the 58-year-old and Powerbombed the legend through the commentary table. During an interview with Sam Roberts at Fanatics Fest, Paul Heyman broke character to speak highly of the new version of The Bloodline.

“I could not imagine someone coming in in this era and saying, ‘Yeah, I’ve seen enough of The Bloodline. I don’t even think we’re in the third inning yet and now that you see the emergence of Solo and Jacob Fatu and the Tongans and the fact that they are a real threat, the first time a real threat to Roman Reigns's dominance. How many stories can we tell from the position that we’re in now," said Heyman. [H/T: WrestlePurists]

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Bill Apter does not believe WWE RAW star is ready to be managed by Paul Heyman

Legendary wrestling journalist Bill Apter recently suggested that Bron Breakker was not ready to be managed by Paul Heyman yet.

The 26-year-old defeated Sami Zayn at WWE SummerSlam to capture the Intercontinental Championship. Breakker then got the better of Zayn again in a Two Out of Three Falls Match this past Monday night on RAW to retain the title.

During a recent edition of Sportskeeda Wrestling's UnSKripted show, Apter stated that Breakker was not ready to become the next Brock Lesnar yet but it could happen down the line.

"I mean maybe, you know could Breakker be the next Brock Lesnar that Heyman would be really good at? Not yet. Not yet. It could happen. I think watching Bron Breakker on RAW last night, and he attacked Sami Zayn, and he got killed. Ran away," he said. [30:39 onwards]

You can check out the video below for Apter's comments:

Roman Reigns returned at SummerSlam and is currently in a rivalry with The Bloodline on SmackDown. It will be also fascinating to see when Paul Heyman finally returns to WWE television.