7 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (April 18)
4. Cheating To Win
Look, at some point, Sami Zayn is going to have to string together a few wins. Yes, hes best when portraying an underdog who always fights from underneath, but he also cant lose big matches left and right. Sooner or later, its going to catch up to him and hes just going to be the guy who pulls out big wins every now and again but always gets fans hopes up.
That said, Zayn losing to Chris Jericho Monday night was perfectly fine, and it was handled well. Rather than the WWE standby of a distraction rollup finish, Jericho jabbed a thumb to Samis eye while the ref was distracted and hit a Codebreaker for the win. If Zayn is going to eat a pinfall, its better to have it come at the expense of a finishing move rather than entrance music and a handful of tights contributing to his loss.
Jericho also is believable as the wily veteran who uses every trick of the trade to win a match. Thats the sort of thing that helps his character as an older wrestler going up against a younger, more frenetic opponent in Dean Ambrose at Payback.