Trial of Sami Zayn (Final test at the Royal Rumble)

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Jan 21, 2023 18:36:59 GMT -5 asuka007 said:

If the plan is to do Roman vs. Sami at EC in Sami’s hometown as has been rumored. Then the turn has to happen relatively soon.

Yeah, I just think something that dramatic happening right before Rumble seems weird. Overshadows the KO match. But who knows!

[bearned]

Jan 21, 2023 18:06:41 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

I don’t see them turning on Sami yet because it’d have more impact if it happens under less obviously perilous circumstances. I think it’s more likely something happens at the Rumble to lead to them turning on him for real.

That said part of this makes me wonder if plans changed to have Sami win the Rumble. Would certainly explain giving him specifically such a prominent spotlight in the marketing for the Raw anniversary.

Logically it makes sense (assuming the Rock has said nope to a mania program) for Sami to be the one who dethrones Roman. Though with all the uncertainty around Vince and the potential Saudi deal, I can’t see them making him the top guy of the company or even main eventing Mania…..I hope I’m wrong because the dude has definitely earned the spot.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Jan 21, 2023 17:32:29 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Weather Machine said:

OH MY GOD DON'T SHOW UP TO COURT YOU CAN STILL BE UCEY IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP TO COURT ;-;

Apparently you're not truly Ucey until you do, but this was the only way to do it since Zayn won't drink and drive.

[Allie Kitsune]

Jan 21, 2023 17:32:29 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Weather Machine said:

OH MY GOD DON'T SHOW UP TO COURT YOU CAN STILL BE UCEY IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP TO COURT ;-;

It's all a trap for him to take the heat for all of Jimmy's DUIs.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

Jan 21, 2023 17:58:06 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

I assume the “Elders” wind up being the jurors or something and Sami lives to see another day. I don’t think they’ll pull the trigger just yet. I think they just changed it so that people aren’t woefully disappointed when Rock doesn’t show up.

The actual turn prolly happens on the post-Rumble Smackdown when Roman dresses down everyone in the Bloodline for not winning. Then you set up Roman vs. Sami at Elimination Chamber.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Jan 21, 2023 19:43:45 GMT -5 Friday Night SmackOwn said:

Jan 21, 2023 17:58:06 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

I assume the “Elders” wind up being the jurors or something and Sami lives to see another day. I don’t think they’ll pull the trigger just yet. I think they just changed it so that people aren’t woefully disappointed when Rock doesn’t show up.

The actual turn prolly happens on the post-Rumble Smackdown when Roman dresses down everyone in the Bloodline for not winning. Then you set up Roman vs. Sami at Elimination Chamber.

Yeah, I think it’s gonna be some wacky light hearted sketch and then Roman kills Sami to make a point.

[Fade]

It definitely feels like something in the air has changed. This, the rock ix-nay rumor, the usos RAW tag titles being on the line against JD, the way the Sami stuff’s been developing… it’s exciting.

[lildude8218]

The trail is mixed. Mostly nuts.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

Jan 21, 2023 20:00:33 GMT -5 Fade said:

It definitely feels like something in the air has changed. This, the rock ix-nay rumor, the usos RAW tag titles being on the line against JD, the way the Sami stuff’s been developing… it’s exciting.

Kinda feels like the Bloodline is about to wind down, and we could be in (hopefully) for an amazing end.

[Rolent Tex]

It’s too bad WWE can’t seem to ever pivot from their long term plans and read the room because Sami vs Roman for the title at Mania with special referee Rock in a “Who’s Side is He On?” angle would be money..,especially with Solo turning on the Bloodline to help KO neutralize the Usos.

[Aceorton]

If you're Roman, isn't a terrible idea to turn on Sami and then potentially have him helping Owens at the Rumble? Wouldn't you keep him on your side until that's over? It only works if they absolutely KILL Sami and everyone expects him to be out for months, but then he shows up to assist KO anyway.

[King Devitt and the Woke Mob]

Jan 21, 2023 23:03:30 GMT -5 lildude8218 said:

The trail is mixed. Mostly nuts.

Sounds like my kind of trail.

Jan 22, 2023 0:37:50 GMT -5 Aceorton said:

If you're Roman, isn't a terrible idea to turn on Sami and then potentially have him helping Owens at the Rumble? Wouldn't you keep him on your side until that's over? It only works if they absolutely KILL Sami and everyone expects him to be out for months, but then he shows up to assist KO anyway.

Yeah this is why the "he gets beat down and then RETURNS as a surprise at the PPV" doesn't work for me.

He'd be gone like 6 days....not long enough to sell a beat down believably, and not long enough to be OMG HE'S BACK!


Now...if the Bloodline beat down Sami, and KO comes down to make the save that adds fuel to their match at the PPV.
Then Sami can come back in a few weeks to build towards EC wanting revenge going "all I wanted to be was part of the family" which is gonna give him MAJOR babyface sympathy points.

And the only way I can see Sami coming back 6 days later working is if he 'drags' himself out to help Roman win against KO to prove himself to the Bloodline b/c he so desperately wants their acceptance.
And then we start the build. But he'd already have been beaten up. You can only do that once with maximum effect I would think.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

"Trail of Sami Zayn" sounds like what's gonna happen to him after the Bloodline inevitably beat his ass.

[TOK Is the Target Demo]

I've always been impressed with his trail back to the Generico days, for a man with not much body hair he's seemingly got a treasure chest down there

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FAN never disappoints when OPs misspell a thread title lmfao

[thechase]

Is Leslie Neilson on the trail of Sami?

[lmagicdancer1]

Jan 22, 2023 0:37:50 GMT -5 Aceorton said:

If you're Roman, isn't a terrible idea to turn on Sami and then potentially have him helping Owens at the Rumble? Wouldn't you keep him on your side until that's over? It only works if they absolutely KILL Sami and everyone expects him to be out for months, but then he shows up to assist KO anyway.

In his own way Paul Heyman did point this out to his tribal chief last Smackdown. "Pissing out from inside instead of pissing in from outside." The question is can Roman keep his temper in check until after Royal Rumble?

[johncasey]

I thought that if The Rock was going to turn up, it would be that this ceremony would have everybody but Dwayne there and Roman berating Simone wanting to know where he was?

That will give him reason to return.

[floundertime]

Jan 21, 2023 17:39:43 GMT -5 Hypnosis said:

Jan 21, 2023 17:29:07 GMT -5 anakin said:

Where is he going on his trail?

Oregon.

Does this mean Sami is going to die from dysentery?

[JoDaNa1281]

He's not going down a happy trail...that's for sure.