Tama and Talla Tonga Quit Solo Sikoa, Ending MFT on SmackDown June 26

Q: Will the Tongans rejoin Roman Reigns' Bloodline or forge their own path to glory?

The likelier direction, based on what aired, is that Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga are breaking away from Solo Sikoa rather than immediately rejoining Roman Reigns’ Bloodline. SmackDown framed their exit as a rejection of Solo’s leadership, not as an endorsement of Roman. The Tongans told Solo they were tired of being dragged into his war with Reigns, and they invoked advice from the tribal elders before walking out. That suggests their move is about restoring their own standing and autonomy after Solo’s interference cost them a WWE Tag Team Championship opportunity. There is still a credible opening for a future alignment with Reigns. The Tongans have deep Bloodline ties, and Solo’s isolation now strengthens Roman’s side if WWE wants to consolidate the family around the reunited Bloodline. The elders’ involvement is also notable, because family authority has repeatedly shaped Bloodline storylines, especially around the ula fala and Tribal Combat. For now, though, there is no confirmed on-screen indication that Tama and Talla have rejoined Roman. The strongest factual read is that they have chosen separation over submission: they are out of MFT, distancing themselves from Solo, and positioned either for an eventual reconciliation with Reigns or for an independent tag-team run built on their Guerrillas of Destiny pedigree. At this moment, forging their own path is the clearer answer.

Q: Is Solo Sikoa's isolation a devastating blow or a calculated deception in his war against Roman Reigns?

Solo Sikoa’s isolation looks far more like a devastating blow than a calculated deception. The on-screen evidence points to a real collapse of authority. Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga did not quietly drift away; they confronted Solo on SmackDown, blamed him for dragging them into his personal war with Roman Reigns, and said tribal elders advised them to leave. That followed Solo ignoring their request to stay backstage during their tag title match, a decision tied directly to their loss, and then escalating matters again by interfering on Raw to help LA Knight beat Jimmy Uso. Nothing in the current storyline clearly suggests Solo engineered this split. His reaction — disbelief and the line “nobody leaves him” — played less like a mastermind revealing a trap and more like a leader losing control of his own faction. The broader context supports that reading: MFT had already been weakened by internal instability and roster changes, and Solo’s campaign against Reigns has increasingly cost him allies rather than gained him leverage. That does not rule out a later twist. WWE could still reveal that Solo is baiting Roman Reigns or setting up a new alliance. But based on what has aired, the cleaner interpretation is that Solo has been isolated by his own decisions. The immediate winner is Reigns, because Solo now stands alone while the Tongans are free to move closer to the reunited Bloodline.

2 articles · Updated · Cageside Seats · Jun 27

June 26’s SmackDown saw Tama and Talla Tonga tell Solo Sikoa they were done with him after hearing from the tribal elders, effectively killing off the MFT faction.
Last week’s tag-title loss drove the split: the Tongans had asked Solo to stay backstage, but he came to ringside anyway and they lost to Damian Priest and R-Truth.
Solo then escalated matters by showing up on Raw to help LA Knight beat Jimmy Uso, reinforcing the Tongans’ complaint that he kept dragging them into his fight with Roman Reigns.
Solo reacted by shouting that nobody leaves him, while the breakup opens the door to the Tongans potentially aligning with Roman’s reunited Bloodline.