On Monday Night Raw, Sami Zayn approached Stephanie McMahon about a chance to go after Dolph Ziggler’s Intercontinental Championship. One thing was standing in his way: the former United States Champion Rusev.
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While both men have conflicting styles in the ring, the competitors brought their A-game on one another with Rusev delivering powerful kicks and Zayn giving some high-flying action to the Glasgow crowd.
The athleticism of @iLikeSamiZayn is on full display in this high-stakes match against @RusevBUL! #RAW pic.twitter.com/6HNxJvpJWi
— WWE (@WWE) November 8, 2016
In the end, Zayn nailed Rusev with a thunderous kick and secured the pin to guarantee a title shot at Survivor Series against Dolph Ziggler.
Zayn, one of our choices for Ziggler to face off against, hasn’t held a singles championship in about 2 years, so it would be good for him to get the pinfall against the champ to get his stock on the rise. Zayn would also be a fine addition to SmackDown! Live, escaping and moving on from his feud with Kevin Owens.
