6 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Raw (22 April - Results & Review)

4. Sami Versus The World

It’s an incontrovertible fact that Sami Zayn works best as a babyface underdog who has to overcome insurmountable odds. He’s just that damn good fighting from underneath.

That’s why it was a pitch-perfect move to have an already-down Sami square off backstage with Bronson Reed as his next challenger for his Intercontinental Championship… only for Reed to then blindside Zayn – twice – and lay him out with a vicious attack.

Sami hadn’t even finished processing last week’s ambush from Chad Gable, and the sharks already are circling, smelling blood and not wasting any time in attacking the champ. Bronson might not be the guy to dethrone Zayn, but he looked like a serious challenger and a major obstacle for Sami to overcome, which is where he excels.

And of course, Sami still has to contend with Gable. And the announcers made sure to remind fans earlier that the just-returned Sheamus has never held the Intercontinental Championship, so it’s believable that he could be coming for Zayn as well.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.