Roman Reigns gave Cody Rhodes his word that he'll watch his back at Bad Blood, but don't expect the pleasantries to continue afterward. WWE SmackDown planted the seeds for a renewed feud between the WrestleMania rivals.

There were so many interesting possible ways for WWE to steer The Bloodline saga with Roman Reigns in the lead and Cody Rhodes still involved that kept

SmackDown's return to the USA Network started with a steel cage match for the undisputed WWE championship. Rhodes defended his title in a SummerSlam rematch against The Bloodline's new Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa. By night's end, Rhodes joined forces with his greatest WWE rival.

This week's SmackDown featured a cinematic meeting between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, which left Kevin Owens unsure about how to feel.

WWE dropped a video package during Friday's edition of SmackDown featuring Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns meeting on Georgia Tech's football field, where

After sharing the ring in a segment designed to not only hype up their tag team match against The Bloodline but also highlight the potential tension between the duo at Bad Blood, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes were advertised for a special segment on SmackDown,

Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes had a tense meeting on WWE SmackDown. On the September 13 episode of WWE SmackDown, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns had a heated showdown, but they also agreed to team up and face The Bloodline at WWE Bad Blood.