So, I got caught up thinking about the whole WWE betrayal stuff from 2023. You know, how things went down. It wasn’t just one thing, felt like a running theme, but one storyline really grabbed me, like properly got under my skin.
It was The Bloodline thing. Yeah, predictable maybe, but the way it unfolded, especially with Sami Zayn and then Jey Uso… man. I found myself spending way too much time on it. My “practice,” if you wanna call it that, started pretty simple. I just wanted to rewatch the key moments. Thought I’d just check out the Royal Rumble bit again, Sami turning on Roman. Easy.
But then, I went down the rabbit hole. Seriously. I started pulling up old promos, matches from months, even years before. Trying to track how they built it all up. It wasn’t just watching anymore. I was pausing, rewinding, listening close to the crowd noise, the commentary. Trying to figure out the exact moment things shifted.
Digging Deeper
I spent a few evenings just doing this. Got a notepad out, started jotting down dates, little observations. Felt a bit silly, honestly. Like, who does this? But I couldn’t shake it. It was the looks on their faces, you know? Roman’s coldness, Jey’s conflict, Sami’s… well, everything.
- Found the old clips of Sami trying so hard to fit in.
- Tracked Jey’s initial resistance, then acceptance, then the big break.
- Watched the crowd reactions change over time.
It became less about enjoying wrestling and more like trying to solve a puzzle. Why did this story work when others felt flat? Was it just good luck? Good timing? Or did they actually map this whole emotional rollercoaster out way in advance?
My conclusion? It felt… messy. In a good way, mostly. Like real relationships sometimes are. It wasn’t clean. The motivations got tangled. Jey Uso’s back-and-forth, that felt real. You could see the struggle. It wasn’t just flipping a switch.
But spending all that time picking it apart? Kinda took some of the magic out, too. Like seeing how the sausage is made. You appreciate the craft, maybe, but you can’t just enjoy the taste the same way again. It’s just… processing. Hours spent just processing this wrestling storyline.
So yeah, that was my practice. Rewatching, analyzing, probably overthinking. Didn’t really lead to some grand insight. Just confirmed that sometimes, things get complicated, people make choices that hurt others, and it resonates ’cause we see bits of ourselves or people we know in it. Even in spandex and storylines. Weird way to spend your time, maybe, but that’s what happened.
