Seth Rollins Teaming with Roman Reigns at WWE Survivor Series Would Be Giant Mistake

"After all I sacrificed to take that tyrant, Roman Reigns, out of power, to tear him down; and now you want me to team with you guys to help build him back up?"

A dismayed Seth Rollins had every right to be shocked that Sami Zayn would ask him to partner with the Reigns-led OG Bloodline against Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa at Survivor Series: WarGames.

He had broken his body and sacrificed the World Heavyweight Championship to take down The Tribal Chief at WrestleMania 40, so the idea of working with him to put him back in power as the undisputed Head of the Table makes no sense.

Equally nonsensical would be for The Visionary to go back on his word to Zayn and, later, Solo Sikoa, that he will never team with Reigns again.

Rollins turned down Sikoa's offer to fight against The OTC, vowing never to partner with Reigns or rip off him. That moment should have ended any connection between Rollins and The Bloodline saga entering Survivor Series, but something about the manner in which Sikoa and Co. operate and the fact that another showdown between Rollins and Bronson Reed is slated for next week's main event suggests that may not be the case.

Sikoa was disrespected and Fatu immediately stepped forward, ready to rain down on Rollins with a beating if needed. Instead, he was held back, likely because there would be retribution in a grander form, perhaps as early as next week's main event.

If that does happen, and it served as the emphasis for Rollins to set aside his issues with Reigns to join his team at Survivor Series on November 30, it would be a cop-out of major proportions.

First, outside of shoehorning guys onto the card, there is no need for five men on each team in WarGames. The story doesn't call for it.

Reigns, The Usos and Zayn against Sikoa, Tonga, Loa and Fatu is the marquee match. Adding to it only waters it down and makes it feel like the story had to fit the contest instead of the other way around.

Watering things down has not been a signature of Triple H's time at the creative helm, so it would be surprising for him to go that route now.

Secondly, it threatens Rollins' credibility with fans.

Everything he told Zayn was correct.

He broke his body and lost his title to tear Reigns down. He dredged up old wounds in the form of The Shield's breakup and used the mental advantage he held over The Tribal Chief to help end his run at the top of professional wrestling at WrestleMania 40.

Cody Rhodes referred to Rollins as "the MVP" of the story-finishing 'Mania main event on Andrew Schultz's Flagrant podcast, thanks to what he meant to the story and how he put his health second to be a part of it.

Rollins does know Reigns better than anyone and has spent the last two years of his career trying to destroy the manipulative monster he created through his betrayal of The Shield a decade ago.

All of that is diminished, if not outright ruined, if The Visionary walks back his passionate response to Zayn to partner with the babyfaces, even if there is a reason for him to do so.

Based on WWE's booking history, let's assume Sikoa responds to the disrespect by costing Rollins his match with Reed.

There is nothing hot or intense enough about either vendetta, either with Sikoa or Reed, that would justify Rollins setting aside years of frustration to suddenly be OK with sharing the ring with Reigns in a tag team environment.

It would make The Visionary look like the ultimate hypocrite and undermine everything accomplished earlier in the year. Yes, there is reason to trust the creative process based on everything we have gotten to this point,

The fans believe in and trust Rollins. He is a guy whose passion has always shined through, no matter the story or situation. He has earned their respect over the years, both as a villain and babyface, because of the conviction with which he speaks.

If you pair him with the OG Bloodline at Survivor Series, after everything he has done and all he said to Zayn, you risk hurting that connection for the sake of a one-off match that does not need to happen in the format that has been teased.

Let it be a four-on-four showdown. Don't fit others into it and risk harming one of WWE's better story threads in Rollins' clear effect on Reigns and all it can still mean for future narratives.

The story is too valuable to waste on WarGames and then spend months trying to repair any damage done to the characters involved.

Keep Rollins away from the match and retain its aura for a time when it's more beneficial.