50 Greatest WWE Raw Moments Ever
16. The Trial Of Sami Zayn (January 23rd, 2023)
In what proved to be the penultimate epic segment for this era of WWE's rampaging Bloodline storyline, "The Trial Of Sami Zayn" was set up to decide once and for all if the family outlier should remain part of the group due to certain incidental mistakes and mishaps that the increasingly psychopathic leader Roman Reigns had blamed him for.
In a magnificent subversion of the group's old dynamic, Jey Uso saved Sami from a Solo Sikoa spike attack, using his own evidence to get him off the hook with 'The Tribal Chief'. As the opening portion of a "Raw Is XXX" 30th anniversary special, this would have been an exceptional Royal Rumble go-home segment on its own steam. That it was followed immediately by an Uso Tag Title defence against the rapidly-rising Judgment Day elevated to elite status.
Jimmy got injured in a pre-match melee, and Sami returned the favour to Jey there and then, becoming an "honorary Uce" in more than just t-shirt alone. WWE had even gone to the trouble of covering why Adam Pearce would approve the late surrogate - weeks earlier, he'd afforded a similar cast switch to The Judgment Day themselves ahead of them earning the title shot. This was best-in-class booking with the tightest plotting WWE fans had experienced in two decades; the unexpected creative rebirth distilled.