A new alliance between Sami Zayn and WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura has started on Smackdown for a couple of weeks. Zayn is acting as the spokesperson of the Japanese superstar who had a language issue since the beginning he entered the WWE roster. So, the creative team is trying to use the ever outspoken Zayn on his behalf and thereby creating a tag team.
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As seen on Smackdown, Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura have formed a team making The Miz as their first target. The Hollywood A-lister has received two back to back beatdowns from these two that is likely to produce an Intercontinental Championship match at Clash of Champions PPV. But that’s not the original reason why they started acting as a team.
A report from WrestleVotes hinted that WWE has a long-term plan for the team of Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura. This could lead to a feud between the two of them. Backstage planning is going on around these two superstars suggesting the feud will eventually resemble the friendship storyline with Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho from 2016 and 2017. This would lead to a “blow-off match” between the two.
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One of the ideas I’ve heard when the Zayn / Nakamura storyline was decided upon was to eventually resemble that of the Jericho / Owens friendship from a few years ago, leading to a big time blowoff match. However, I’d be surprised if this story lasted all the way thru to Mania.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) August 28, 2019
Here’s more from what the source offered,
“One of the ideas I’ve heard when the Zayn / Nakamura storyline was decided upon was to eventually resemble that of the Jericho / Owens friendship from a few years ago, leading to a big-time blowoff match. However, I’d be surprised if this story lasted all the way thru to Mania.”
If a feud between the two superstars would pick up in due course then it’s evident that one of them will change their character. But there’s no word yet on who would turn babyface and who will continue to be the heel. With kayfabe gradually becoming extinct, there is also a chance that both Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura continue to play the same characters.
As for now, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. The Miz is likely to take place at WWE Clash of Champions on September 15 as noted earlier. After The Miz laid down a challenge on this SmackDown, Zayn and Nakamura have beat him down. This has happened for the past two weeks, now planting seeds for a potential big feud on the blue brand.
