Step aside, Michael P.S. Hayes and Bruce Prichard! Wrestling’s favorite real-life sitcom, “The Bloodline,” is currently under new management while Hayes and Prichard handle some off-screen business. Enter Bobby Roode and Jamie Noble, two former WWE midcard champions turned surprise TV producers! They’ve slipped into the director’s chairs to keep the wildly dramatic Bloodline saga rolling on “WWE SmackDown.”
Hayes, WWE’s legendary hype man and wrestling sage, has been credited with handling nearly every cinematic twist of the Bloodline story for years. However, with Hayes tending to some personal matters, WWE has pulled in the ever-enthusiastic Roode and Noble to fill those cowboy boots for the time being.
According to insider reports from Fightful Select, Roode—who’s made his own mark as a U.S. Champion and overall bringer of “Gloriousness”—has been easing into this co-producer role all year. Apparently, there are no plans for Roode to wrestle again, though he’s been medically cleared. But, clearly, if he can manage Bloodline family drama, who needs suplexes?
Jamie Noble, a Cruiserweight Champion and once the pride of the West Virginia trailer park (his gimmick, not ours), has also been deep in the Bloodline trenches. Noble was recently at the helm for the headline-grabbing Bloodline vs. Bloodline match at Crown Jewel and last month’s epic showdown between the Bloodline and Reigns-Cody Rhodes crew at “Bad Blood.” Who better to navigate family feuds than a guy who spent his WWE days navigating…trailer park feuds?
Hayes and Prichard are expected back eventually, but, for now, Roode and Noble are keeping the ship steady, ensuring every double-cross, dramatic pause, and “acknowledge me” stare-down stays true to form. And no, fans—this isn’t a behind-the-scenes “changing of the guard,” so there’s no need to worry that Hayes’ patented brand of outrageous storytelling will be missing anytime soon.