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Don’t worry, Sami Zayn didn’t lose the WWE title already

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What happened?

On this week’s Friday Night SmackDown in Corpus Christi, Sami Zayn — now a two-time WWE champion — opened by demanding respect and facing immediate challengers. SmackDown GM Nick Aldis suggested CM Punk deserved a rematch but booked Zayn vs. Kevin Owens as the main event, which became an overbooked affair after Johnny Gargano (and Candice Le) got involved. The short-lived nature of Zayn’s previous reign was referenced, but he did not lose the title on this show.

Key Takeaways

Sami Zayn is WWE champion for a second time and remained champion on SmackDown.
Nick Aldis acknowledged CM Punk’s claim for a rematch but chose to book Zayn vs. Kevin Owens.
Johnny Gargano and Candice Le interfered, contributing to an overbooked main event.
Aldis teased Zayn’s prior short title reign, noting the pressure on the new reign.

AI Timeline

Show open

Sami Zayn demanded respect as the newly crowned WWE champion.

GM announcement

Nick Aldis said CM Punk deserved a rematch but scheduled Zayn vs. Kevin Owens.

Challengers emerge

Johnny Gargano and Kevin Owens both staked claims for title shots.

Main event set

Zayn vs. Owens was booked as the SmackDown main event.

Overbooked finish

Gargano and Candice Le became involved in the main event, turning it into an overbooked affair.

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Sep 19, 2:28 AM

Don’t worry, Sami Zayn didn’t lose the WWE title already

Cageside Seats • WWE

At the start of this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sami Zayn was demanding some respect. He is the WWE champion for a second time, he’s still the last good guy, and he’s still a man of the people, or so he says. Naturally, the first thing you do after a new champion is crowned is figure out his first challenger. This is particularly important in the case of Zayn because his last title reign lasted just nine days. SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis even taunted him a bit about maybe only making it to seven this time. That would have hurt. Thankfully, for Zayn, at least, it’s not what happened. Indeed, after Johnny Gargano made his play for a championship match, and then Kevin Owens did the same, Aldis admitted he felt CM Punk deserved a rematch but ultimately booked Zayn vs. Owens for the main event of this week’s show. Of course it was an overbooked showcase. First, Gargano got involved: WHAT IS GOING ON HERE??? 😳 JOHNNY GARGANO AND CANDICE LE

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