Sami Zayn Wins WWE Title During CRAZY SmackDown Main Event (WWE News)
Kevin Owens, Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae all involved in chaotic WWE SmackDown title change.
Sami Zayn is WWE Champion once again.
The new champ dethroned CM Punk on Friday's special episode of SmackDown beamed from Mexico City. SmackDown GM Nick Aldis had given Punk's main event plans the green light on last week's show. There, Punk said he was sick of Sami being a persistent pest, so he wanted him inside the ring in the main event on 11 September.
Kevin Owens, Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae all got involved in a wild finish that saw Zayn end the night holding WWE's top prize aloft. Sami was actually tapping out to a Punk submission when LeRae distracted the ref and Gargano tried to interfere on Zayn's behalf. That backfired, and 'Johnny Wrestling' ate a GTS for his troubles.
Then, Owens sprinted in and stopped Sami from grabbing the WWE Title to use as a weapon (a hallmark of his work in recent weeks). Following that spot, KO went to hit Zayn with the strap but accidentally nailed Punk with it instead. Sami low-blowed Kev, then smashed Punk with a Helluva Kick to regain the belt he'd lost on the 6 July edition of Raw.
It now looks like Zayn will lead a faction comprised of himself as leader, Gargano and LeRae. Meanwhile, Punk will be out for revenge on both Sami and Owens, and we've still got the likes of Gunther, Finn Bálor, Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton in the chasing pack for the gold.
SmackDown's main event scene is on fire, and it's only getting hotter.