32-year-old to help Cody Rhodes defeat Solo Sikoa on WWE SmackDown? Possible move explored

Cody Rhodes and Solo Sikoa will have a title match in the season premiere of SmackDown (Photo credit: WWE.com)
Cody Rhodes and Solo Sikoa (Photo credit: WWE.com)

Cody Rhodes will put his Undisputed WWE Championship on the line against the new Tribal Chief Solo Sikoa this Friday night on the premiere of SmackDown on USA Network.

To ensure no outside interference from The Bloodline, General Manager Nick Aldis announced last week that the title match between Cody Rhodes and Solo Sikoa would take place inside a Steel Cage. Still, this doesn't mean The Bloodline couldn't get involved.

We could see one particular superstar interfere and help The American Nightmare retain. This superstar is The Enforcer, Jacob Fatu. How likely is this to happen, though?

Jacob Fatu could have a face turn and side with Roman Reigns

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There has been speculation that Jacob Fatu will have a face turn and will turn on Solo Sikoa, siding with Roman Reigns in the Bloodline civil war.

For this to happen, though, the 32-year-old will need to make a statement, and what better way to do so than by costing his Tribal Chief the Undisputed WWE Championship?

It could set the stage for a title match between Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu at Bad Blood

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Cody Rhodes has already told Jacob Fatu to step up and challenge for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Even though Solo eventually got a title shot, Fatu could have a title shot should he betray Sikoa this week on SmackDown.

Jacob Fatu could cut a promo to explain why he deserves a title match and eventually get one at the coming Bad Blood premium live event.

WWE wants to push Jacob Fatu going forward

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Jacob Fatu has been impressive since joining the main roster in June. He is dominant in the ring and is one of the main reasons The Bloodline became WWE Tag Team Champion on SmackDown.

It also appears that the creative team has been impressed by what they have seen from The Enforcer and considers him a big-time player. Thus, a shot at Cody Rhodes' Undisputed WWE Championship could be the next step if they want to push Jacob Fatu.