by After Saturday night’s Elimination Chamber event, WWE used Monday night’s Raw to shift focus to the promotion’s next pay-per-view, the iconic WrestleMania. Sami Zayn, fresh off his loss to Roman Reigns, was also looking to take the next step, turning to an old friend for help.
Zayn proposed to Kevin Owens that the former best friends join forces and defeat Reigns and The Bloodline. While Owens’ response may not have been what Zayn wanted, the situation proves that one loss isn’t enough to stop Zayn from continuing his crusade to end The Bloodline’s grip on WWE.
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Sami Zayn pleads with Kevin Owens to help him take down The Bloodline
Sami Zayn opened the show by addressing his loss to Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber. Zayn insisted the story wasn’t over before saying there was someone he needed to talk to, calling Kevin Owens out to the ring. Zayn appealed to his former friend to help him take down The Bloodline, which Owens refused, telling Zayn that he was fine fighting The Bloodline alone and that if Zayn needed help he should call his “friend Jey”.
Sami Zayn defeated. Baron Corbin by pinfall after a Helluva Kick. Corbin attacked Zayn after the opening promo, putting Zayn out before telling the crowd that he was right when he predicted Zayn would be destroyed by Reigns in front of his family and friends. An excited Zayn stormed into the ring for an impromptu match, which he managed to win with relative ease.
Zayn’s story obviously didn’t end when he lost to Reigns, despite the outrage of a certain portion of WWE fans. Zayn has a lot more to do to defeat The Bloodline, even as Reigns moves on to his match with Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania. Owens and Zayn will obviously reunite at some point before WrestleMania and it’s going to be a big time. For now though, it’s all about the tease and making sure WWE keeps Zayn as hot as possible. Serie B
What else happened on WWE Raw?
- Austin Theory was interviewed backstage, quickly complaining about how the headlines are not about him as the current and future of WWE, but rather the return of John Cena, further hinting that the two will face each other at WrestleMania. Theory then secured a victory over Edge later in the night, defeating the legend in his home country of “crappy Canada”.
- Mustafa Ali defeated. Dolph Ziggler for pinfall with a crucifix. There he countered Ziggler’s Fameasser with a handstand to set up the final pin combination.
- A Cody Rhodes promotion was stopped by Paul Heyman. Heyman asked Rhodes if he had really thought about what it would mean to win the undisputed WrestleMania Championship, the lack of time at home with his family and the constant obligations to the company. Rhodes responded that he had no choice but to “finish the story” at WrestleMania.
- MVP and Omos issued a challenge to Brock Lesnar for WrestleMania. MVP told Lesnar to appear in person next week to announce his decision.
- Seth Rollins won. The Miz via referee stoppage. Rollins hit Miz with several stomps, forcing the referee to step in and stop the match. Rollins was trying to deliver a message to Logan Paul for interfering in the Elimination Chamber and he did so by punishing Paul’s former mentor and teammate.
- Becky Lynch and Lita challenged Damage CTRL to a women’s tag team title match. Bayley was hosting her Damage CTRL teammates on an episode of “Ding Dong, Hello!” when Lynch and Lita interrupted. After the challenge was thrown, Bayley accepted on behalf of Dakota Kai and IYO SKY, leaving the duo looking confused. It was later confirmed that the tag title match will take place next Monday.
- Bronson Reed defeated. Chad Gable by pinfall after a tsunami. Gable was distracted when Otis was outside the ring being courted by Maxine Dupri, leading to submission.
- Bobby Lashley attacked Elias during a segment where Elias was asking someone to face him at WrestleMania. Lashley then grabbed a microphone and said he would destroy anyone who disrespected him from now on.
- United States Championship – Austin theory (c) def. edge via pinfall with A-Town Down. Edge was moments away from winning the title when Finn Balor ran into the ring. Edge managed to knock Balor off the ring apron only for Balor to return and kick Edge, sending him straight into Theory’s finisher. After the match, Balor hit Edge with the Coup de Grace three times.
