With how easily WWE moves on from storylines and its characters, something we have sadly seen for Sami Zayn before, I actually liked his backstage segment with Cody Rhodes, keeping him hot and on the forefront of fans’ minds, especially through the busy WrestleMania season. This short backstage segment made me consider (or a minimum of have hope) that Zayn is not going to wander away within the shuffle, and on a fairly average episode of “SmackDown” tonight, it’s one thing I actually liked.
Zayn has been locked in some type of mini-feud/rivalry with newcomer Trick Williams, which I’ve mentioned I actually like rather a lot, but that wasn’t the highlight of his story tonight. Sure, Williams got in his face there for a second after a temporary crash-out following his interaction with Rhodes, but his confrontation with the previous Undisputed WWE Champion was the highlight of this. And, it was something that needed to be addressed after Rhodes pinned Zayn within the Elimination Chamber qualifier last week. But, as everyone knows, it easily might have been something WWE selected to simply never address again.
Rhodes gave the impression to be attempting to cheer Zayn up backstage, but after Rhodes being the one to dash his Chamber dreams last week, I actually loved that Zayn wasn’t having it. He wasn’t all, “Aw, shucks, man, thanks,” when Rhodes told him that he should not be ashamed of himself. Zayn was quick to say that he knew that, and it was Rhodes who needs to be ashamed for stabbing him within the back. Zayn said all the pieces at all times comes up roses for Rhodes, but for him? He’s been attempting to finish his story for 10 years, and Rhodes doesn’t know what it’s wish to do the correct thing.
That is when things really began getting heated, and Zayn still wasn’t having any of it, and had his mini-crash out, slamming stuff around as Rhodes walked away. I didn’t love how Zayn apologized to him after his words with Williams, but this was still among the finest things on the show tonight. I’m also undecided if I really like Zayn possibly turning heel, but I do not really know if fans would let that work at this point.
I liked that this was easy and that we didn’t see Zayn again for the remainder of the night. He’s involved with himself and his feelings and plans for the moment, and didn’t must get entangled with Williams’ qualifying match for the Elimination Chamber, or within the most important event where McIntyre cost Randy Orton the match, which brought out Rhodes. This was clean, easy, and effective, and I’m glad WWE doesn’t seem like dropping anything for Zayn, in the meanwhile, a minimum of.
Written by Daisy Ruth