WWE Royal Rumble 2023: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True

2. Sami Zayn = Ultimate Afterthought

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Travesty. Of. Justice.

That's what it'd be if WWE kicked Sami Zayn to the back of the toy cupboard like that little sh*t Andy when Buzz Lightyear replaced Woody (not still bitter about it at all). Honestly, if The Rock comes out and shouts, "To infinity and beyond" as Sami lets everyone know there's a snake in his boots, then this fan will cry.

There's no snake in your boots, sweet Sami. The snakes are backstage, and they've ruined your push! Right, enough of that. In all seriousness, it'd be so rubbish if Zayn's march toward surefire sympathetic babyface status was spoiled just because WWE flashed their knickers at Dwayne Johnson again.

Look, everyone knows how star power works, and nobody's saying Sami is a bigger name than Rocky. However, he does have the best story going on in pro wrestling right now, and him vs. Roman has Daniel Bryan at 'Mania XXX vibes to it.

There are concerns that WWE might get cold feet on Zayn's story and cast him aside.

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