20 Huge Predictions For WWE's New Paul Levesque Era
17. Sami Zayn Wins His First-Ever WWE World Championship
Alongside Cody Rhodes' hugely emotional finishing of his story, WrestleMania 40 was also the night another adored babyface conquered his own mountain - only this one came in the form of an unstoppable Austrian.
Sami Zayn's seemingly impossible Intercontinental Championship victory was magical stuff. And if that's the sort of moving and deafening reaction that can be created on the back of a midcard title win, can you imagine the noise that will be produced when this long-time underdog finally goes one step further?
With Paul Levesque at the creative wheel - one of Zayn's biggest fans - it's likely folks won't have to wait all that long to see what that particular scenario looks like either.
Zayn has somehow never lifted the big one during his decade-plus run in WWE. But after coming so very close in Montreal back in 2023 and losing none of that passionate support in the year since, it now feels like a glorious first-ever world title win for Sami is a matter of "when" and not "if" under this hopeful new regime.