10 WWE Wrestlers Who NEED A Big Push After Royal Rumble 2023

10. Sami Zayn

Of course, there still is a slight risk at play. At present, fans seem happy for both stories centred on Roman Reigns to unfold simultaneously - but both need to be handled brilliantly for this tricky balancing act not to topple over.

Fans actually trust WWE's creative process now, so this shouldn't be an issue. It's a strange, unrecognisable feeling: the Bloodline saga has been so well-plotted, invisible camera contrivances aside, that worrying about it is pointless.

They are - ...surely - not going to f*ck this up.

Where does this all go?

Sami Zayn is going to lose in heartbreaking fashion, in Montreal, to heat Roman up as a heel to an incandescent degree before he finally drops the title. Does Jey Uso turn on Sami, in a swerve, to build the mooted Sami and Kevin Owens Vs. Usos match at WrestleMania 39? It can't end cleanly - it does nothing for Sami - but will fans be prepared to buy it, at this point? Are WWE actually building three main event babyfaces - Cody, Sami, and Jey - at the same time? If the tag match does happen, will it need to take a more textured, melodramatic turn?

The push needs to (continue to) happen, and it will - but in what form is a thrilling mystery.