8-time champion to return and cost Tama Tonga his match? Exploring potential swerve in the King of the Ring tournament

Tama Tonga is set to have another qualifying match tonight on SmackDown for the King of the Ring tournament against LA Knight. While it may seem he has the advantage of The Bloodline watching over him, some of his enemies could retaliate and ruin his momentum.

Last week on SmackDown, Tama Tonga advanced to the King of the Ring tournament event in Saudi Arabia after defeating Angelo Dawkins with the help of The Bloodline. While it was his first singles match, he had already made several enemies in the company prior. In the lead-up to Backlash France, the Bloodline, Solo Sikoa and Tama, feuded against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens.

After the Premium Live Event, The Viper continued appearing on the brand, but The Prizefighter remained absent after France's hard-fought Street Fight match. While it's possible that tonight could be a good way to seek revenge, that might not happen.

While it would be nice to see Kevin return on SmackDown tonight and cost Tama the match against Knight and a spot for the King of the Ring tournament, WWE might want him to continue selling that he was injured due to the hard-fought match.

In this way, fans will miss Owens more and his return will be even more exciting. At the same time, it will show that Tama Tonga and the rest of the group are dominant and inflict pain on their rivals.

What does Kevin Owens think of The New Bloodline and Tama Tonga?

Fans have mixed emotions over The Bloodline from before and now. While some still prefer the leadership of Roman Reigns, some prefer how Solo Sikoa is presenting the group as a ruthless unit. For The Prizefighter, he likes it under The Head of the Table's command.

In a past episode of The Bump, Kevin called Solo's version of the group "Bootleg Bloodline." He added that despite his history with Reigns and The Usos, he respects them since they traveled the road, but not Tama Tonga.

Kevin stated that he knows Tama has been wrestling for a long time, but has never met him. He added that even if Solo has been around for a while, he wasn't like The Usos:

"I know he's been wrestling for a long time, but I have no idea. Up until he showed up a few weeks ago, I never met the guy. I've never been around him. You come in the way they did, just a real coward's way, you know? I don't really know what Solo's [deal is]. Solo, he's been around for a few years, [he's] nothing like the Usos, nothing like Roman. I don't respect this Bloodline."

It would be interesting to see what is next for Kevin Owens once he returns to action in SmackDown.

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