WWE SmackDown: 10 Things You Might Have Missed (Oct 17)
9. Best For Business
The further extension of Sami Zayn's smarmy reinvention saw him take to task comparisons he felt unfair between his own legacy in the industry and that of hometown favourite Daniel Bryan. The pair had superb chemistry debating the ills of Zayn's attitudinal shift, not least in how they seamlessly wove fact in fiction in assessing the current blue brand hierarchy.
Sami cynically drew up the usual links between himself at the former WWE Champion, but settled on a more caustic assessment of the 'Yes Man', referring to his inability to 'work smarter' before Kevin Owens joined in as the devil on his shoulder.
Bryan's attempt to defend himself and Shane McMahon for doing what was 'best for the fans' was turned quickly against him in perhaps the most telling moment of the segment. As the pair of heels railed on 'the authority' in general, Owens went further by saying that Daniel was only doing what was 'best for business'.
Based on the very real failings of the company to get behind Sami Zayn (and several others) in SmackDown Live!'s vaunted 'land of opportunity' utopia, the logic of his turn completely holds up and appears to have tacitly opened the door for a Triple H return either onside or in opposition of this new union.