Jun 30, 9:30 PM
WWE champ Sami Zayn birthday trolls Cody Rhodes, reacts to Lesnar/Femi III
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Before all of his ride or dies even finished celebrating his first WWE title win, some were already fretting about Brock Lesnar’s music hitting during Sami Zayn’s first promo as champ. It seemed reasonable, as wrestling fan fears go. The rumor mill immediately told us to expect a short run with the belt, so having Lesnar end Zayn’s reign like he was a New Day member would still get to the Lesnar/Oba Femi trilogy match everyone was expecting at SummerSlam before Oba became King of the Ring. But if you watched or have caught up with this week’s Raw, you know WWE is just doing Oba/Brock III anyway. The champ reacted to their SummerSlam Hell in a Cell match on Raw Recap with Sam Roberts and Megan Morant… with probably more words than were necessary, in typical SZ style: “You know, I’ll be honest, this is not to say I’m looking past Oba whatsoever — trust me. But, my head was more wrapped up in just like, ‘Hey, can I get a minute? [laughs] Can I just get a second here? 10-plus years chasin