Will WWE Use the Bloodline as WWE Survivor Series Team?

The next of WWE's Big Four pay-per-views coming up is Survivor Series, which revolves around teams more than singles competition.

There is no bigger or better unit on the roster today than The Bloodline, who now boast five members—enough for a complete Survivor Series team.

Could this mean WWE is planning to have this faction compete in a traditional elimination match come November 26?

Let's look at the arguments for and against that potential idea and assess if it seems likely or just a "what if" scenario.

Outside of just not including The Bloodline on the card at all, which could always be a thing, WWE has primarily two options for how to use them at Survivor Series: the team match concept or in title defenses.

If WWE is looking for ways to stretch out the title defenses for Roman Reigns to just the biggest stadium shows like Clash at the Castle and Crown Jewel, putting him in a tag team match accomplishes that goal.

This could even be a great way to have someone beat him and establish themselves as a worthy No. 1 contender. Since the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship wouldn't be on the line, his reign wouldn't be in jeopardy.

It would also allow others to do the bulk of the work so that he's technically wrestling but doesn't have a heavy toll on his body to lead to potential injuries.

Since Survivor Series usually has Raw and SmackDown champions against each other over brand dominance, and Reigns and The Usos are cross-branded champions, this would avoid that confusion.

However, going from Crown Jewel on November 5 to most likely WWE Day 1 on January 1 is a long time without the titles on the line.

Survivor Series shouldn't be treated like a B-level event that is easy to skip without missing anything.

In the past, if there isn't a champion vs. champion match, that belt has usually been defended in a regular title defense. Why shouldn't Reigns and The Usos, who are technically SmackDown stars, fight Raw Superstars, while Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn can participate in the elimination match for Team SmackDown?

Depending on the year, each Survivor Series team either consists of four or five Superstars. Sometimes, they're part of a faction, just random people thrown together with or without a team name or simply wrestlers on the same brand.

The Bloodline's fivesome would be obvious: Reigns, Jimmy and Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn. Paul Heyman certainly wouldn't be wrestling, but he would likely be ringside for guidance.

That's the easy part. The hard part is determining their five opponents.

The Bloodline has no shortage of enemies like Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens. You could argue anyone on the roster should want to target them for their titles.

Someone like Matt Riddle has moved on to Seth Rollins, rather than carrying on the RK-Bro feud against The Bloodline. Randy Orton is still missing in action from his injuries with no timetable for his return.

WWE could just throw a team like The Street Profits into the match to offset The Usos or set up any number of people like Braun Strowman, but where's the synergy?

How would WWE book that team without making some of them look weak for being the first few eliminated? The Bloodline has to look strong but can't just destroy their main threats on the roster like they're nothing.

Also, wouldn't those Superstars be better utilized as part of the Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown matches?

Based on the promotional material and the new logo for this show, it seems the Raw vs. SmackDown competition will be continuing this year instead of Triple H changing it up to be something different.

The Bloodline are all SmackDown stars, but to limit it to just Raw challengers would take out someone like McIntyre from that team. To allow SmackDown stars on the opposition would negate the brand supremacy aspect.

Is this random match worth negating the theme of the night while simultaneously running the risk fans are upset those titles aren't defended?

While its true WWE has played around with Survivor Series in the past, running title tournaments and treating the elimination matches as superfluous, the more it strays away from what the core concept is, the less it feels like Survivor Series.

WWE's settled into a rhythm with the men's and women's elimination matches and the champion vs. champion setup for Raw vs. SmackDown. Deviating from that now with The Bloodline against five people who don't like them feels more like what used to happen pre-2016's brand split.

Also, having Reigns defend his title allows for that to be the primary main event without showing favoritism to the men's or women's elimination match and would help break up the monotony of the two other five-on-five segments rather than adding a third to the card.

On paper, The Bloodline in a traditional Survivor Series elimination five-on-five tag team match seems like a great idea that could be a lot of fun, but it isn't as functional.

Ultimately, no. It won't happen.

In all likelihood, Reigns could sit this show out entirely or defend his title, taking December off to build to Day 1. The Usos could put the tag team titles on the line as well, and Solo Sikoa could accompany Sami Zayn as part of Team SmackDown or allow five others to fill that role.

For the Raw vs. SmackDown theme to work, WWE will probably keep it simple and only do the men's and women's tag team match, Bobby Lashley vs. Gunther, the Raw and SmackDown women's champions against each other and maybe something with the women's tag team titles.

Nothing is stopping WWE from booking the five members of The Bloodline against five other people any other night either. This could even be a SmackDown match leading up to Survivor Series to draw television ratings and whet everyone's appetite for the other matches to come.

However, never say never. If WWE spends the next few weeks building up five solid anti-Bloodline Superstars who could stand beside one another against the group, there may be something to this idea.

Anthony Mango is the owner of the wrestling website Smark Out Moment and the host of the podcast show Smack Talk on YouTube, Spotify and everywhere you find podcasts. You can follow him on Facebook and elsewhere for more.