10 Outside Bets To Win WWE Royal Rumble 2018
3. Sami Zayn
The revealing Kevin Owens '365' WWE Network project offered a remarkable insight into the constant insecurity even the best performers are placed under working for Vince McMahon. It's a fragility Vince gladly wants them to sustain, so long as it doesn't completely shatter their competitive veneer.
In kayfabe terms, Sami Zayn has been far too much of a goof instead of the hero he was born to play. Creatively bullied, his meticulous and aloof nature manifested itself as an irritation rather than a quirk, and it was murdering his babyface momentum. In real life, 'The Underdog From The Underground' has shown persistent courage and bravery to overcome numerous main roster obstacles. It's perhaps why his new heel act is so convincing - the bitterness he can now spew on air has been probably building up inside for years.
There'd be no better time to capitalise upon it than now. Sami's inability to score the really big win was problematic before the turn. Now, he can cheat and connive his way to victory, whilst all along claiming that it was the only way to make his name. And what a way to make it.