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[NightOnyx]

That was fantastic! Yes! to Sami turning heel and helping KO. So happy they did something creative to have Shane miss KO instead of KO just moving.

 

[rrc1594]

I told you guys

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

The tension on the top of the cell was amazing

 

[excelsiorlef]

Sami has all right to be pissed at Shane. Sami never prospered when he came to Smackdown.

Finally, a reasonable heel turn.

Yep.

And Shane was rude as fuck to him repeatedly and kept blowing him off.

AJ, Owens, Zayn... Shane legitimately pissed them off or screwed them over.

Story is Shane is a bad Commissioner

 

[Keyser Soze]

Owens coming back to kill Shane more would be amazing

 

[Raw64life]

Great match and great booking. Can't say that often about WWE these days.

Sami has a pretty easy explanation. He was happy to escape the hell of how he was treated on Raw to come to SD and he got treated even worse here.

 

[ratcliffja]

I think Shane might have injured his shoulder but hard to say either way. He landed shoulder first.

 

[Hex]

I seriously did not think that the WWE had that ending in them.

 

[The Elite]

What will Zayn’s heel music be?

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

Is Mick Foley (twice) the only person to actually go through the cell?

 

[yuraya]

Wrestlemania is going to be Sami and KO vs Shane and Vince.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Let's make the guy who helped raised funds for mobile clinics in Syria to be operational heel!

 

[plagiarize]

Shane walked out on raw the next night last time. He'll be fine.

Last time there was an air bag.

 

[Kusagari]

Yeah, the Zayn heel turn makes complete sense.

He's languished on SD, even though he fought to get on it believing it would be better for his career.

He saw the light and realized KO was right about Shane and DB.

 

[Nocturnowl]

Zayn turning heel is actually...sad.
The realisation that his good guy antics put a ceiling on him, the story that worked so wonderfully for his nxt title win couldn't cut it on the main roster.

He was the pure face, corrupted by WWE booking, a true turn with weight.

 

[Wagram]

The fight on the top of the cell was legit uncomfortable.

 

[ghostjoke]

This is great. There's logic to back up Sami's motives to make him a really compelling and complex heel. Please don't screw it up come Tuesday

 

[excelsiorlef]

That was WWE's MOTY

 

[Jopie]

This makes me want to watch Smackdown on Tuesday. They got me.

 

[Camper Van Beethoven]

Yeah, the Zayn heel turn makes complete sense.

He's languished on SD, even though he fought to get on it believing it would be better for his career.

He saw the light and realized KO was right about Shane and DB.

So he decided to help a guy who's tried to murder him countless times?

It's stupid. Take Owens out the equation it's acceptable, the idea Zayn is going to help Owens is absolutely absurd.

 

[rrc1594]

Fuck yes. WWE doing something interesting. I’m watching SD now

 

[Vestal]

Last time there was an air bag.

Yup that spot looked STIFF AS FUCK

 

[serenewarfare]

What will Zayn’s heel music be?

Angry ska?

Does that exist?

 

[Simply Sami]

Wrestlemania is going to be Sami and KO vs Shane and Vince.

Triple H?

 

[Violence Jack]

I can't remember the last time a Raw PPV or match ended with this kind of continued storyline. That was brilliant.

It would make sense that the only HIAC matches would be the best ones on the card.

 

[TheSkullPrince]

That was WWE's MOTY

And I'm pretty sure none of us thought it would be. Amazing.

 

[norm9]

Sami and KO is great. Can't believe it took this long to get it going.

 

[Alucard]

That was soooooo fucking good. I'm hyped to see where they take all three of these guys on Tuesday.

 

[CarlisleDavid1979]

Talking Shoot

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Becky the only good face left

 

[Kusagari]

So he decided to help a guy who's tried to murder him countless times?

It's stupid. Take Owens out the equation it's acceptable, the idea Zayn is going to help Owens is absolutely absurd.

Zayn and Owens are like the rivals from a shonen anime. No matter how much they try to kill each other, they'll always end up together again eventually.

 

[Shauni]

Last time there was an air bag.

Are you sure? I didn't see any like the first one, but there still might have been. And it was obviously gimmicked with the way it fell apart.

 

[excelsiorlef]

And I'm pretty sure none of us thought it would be. Amazing.

I thought it would be great. Maybe not MOTY... but knew it was gonna be great.


And I called Sami Zayn's heel turn XD

 

[RecRoulette]

That was WWE's MOTY

Wasn't even the match of the night, don't be crazy.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Sami is gonna be Alex Riley by the end of this program.

Let's never be optimistic, guys.

 

[Simply Sami]

Let's make the guy who helped raised funds for mobile clinics in Syria to be operational heel!

So?

JBL organised tribute to the troops. Was still a big jerk.

 

[Wendel Clark]

Last time there was an air bag.

Lol both were gimmicked

Even if that's the case, they don't sell the spot.

 

[plagiarize]

Zayn and Owens are like the rivals from a shonen anime. No matter how much they try to kill each other, they'll always end up together again eventually.

And the best part is this means that they can break up and have fresh reason to fight. Keep the cycle going forever.

 

[serenewarfare]

That was WWE's MOTY

Excluding NXT maybe. But probably not. Don't even know if it was better than the other HIAC.

 

[norm9]

So he decided to help a guy who's tried to murder him countless times?

It's stupid. Take Owens out the equation it's acceptable, the idea Zayn is going to help Owens is absolutely absurd.

Zayn is the perpetual good friend though. That's what good guys do, good guy stuff.

He's taking it full circle 360 degrees to villainy.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

So he decided to help a guy who's tried to murder him countless times?

It's stupid. Take Owens out the equation it's acceptable, the idea Zayn is going to help Owens is absolutely absurd.

Is it? Zayn's seen Owens get way more chances than him because he was a huge dick, whilst that's what Owens had been telling him since NXT. Zayn should legit hate the people in charge more than he does Owens, they're the people who give Owens the spot even when Sami beats him.

 

[ramoisdead]

Angry ska?

Does that exist?

Operation Ivy?

 

[Jopie]

So he decided to help a guy who's tried to murder him countless times?

It's stupid. Take Owens out the equation it's acceptable, the idea Zayn is going to help Owens is absolutely absurd.

If you can't beat them, join them.

 

[cordy]

Zayn going heel is great. He can develop his character more and get some screentime. Could be similar to Bryan's 2012 turn.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

Mark Peter Rosenberg is such a massive tool.


Zayn's modivation can simply be how everything has been shit since he's gotten to the main roster or could just go with been on Smackdown.

 

[ratcliffja]

So he decided to help a guy who's tried to murder him countless times?

It's stupid. Take Owens out the equation it's acceptable, the idea Zayn is going to help Owens is absolutely absurd.

KO tried to make amends when he asked him for help as the ref against AJ, which started the whole Shane feud. At least KO respected Zayn. It's worse to be completely ignored.

 

[Darrenf]

One of my tweets made it on Talking Smack lol

 

[plagiarize]

Lol both were gimmicked

Yes. And this one was a harder fall without question.

 

[serenewarfare]

Lol both were gimmicked

It wasn't gimmicked like it was last time. Watch the two spots. They are clearly setup differently. Still gimmicked probably, but not as heavily.

 

[Camper Van Beethoven]

Zayn and Owens are like the rivals from a shonen anime. No matter how much they try to kill each other, they'll always end up together again eventually.

I'm not accepting "it's like a stupid anime" as good storytelling.

I realise the standards are in the gutter here but the Owens/Zayn feud was the one thing WWE booked absolutely perfectly from 2014 onwards. And now doing this is just stupid. I know most people won't care because it's a swerve but it's really dumb.