Keep It Quick: How WWE Helped Cody Rhodes With Sami Zayn Fans On Monday Night Raw

They had a plan for that. We are less than forty days away from WrestleMania 39 and WWE has set up the main event. Cody Rhodes is set to challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title, but there is a bit of a wild card in the whole situation. That would be Sami Zayn, who has become one of the most popular stars in WWE. It seems that the company had a way to deal with the situation though and it was on display this week.

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This week on Monday Night Raw, Rhodes came to the ring to discuss his match with Reigns but was almost immediately interrupted by Paul Heyman. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, this was done to prevent the fans from being able to chant for Zayn. WWE felt that if Zayn’s name dominated the segment, it would diminish Rhodes’ momentum. Reigns defeated Zayn in a title defense at Elimination Chamber.

It was a smart moment. Check out the promo, plus Zayn and Rhodes in action:

Opinion: That does make a lot of sense as Rhodes seems to be the big endgame to the Reigns title run. While Zayn is on fire, there is no reason to downgrade what Rhodes is doing for Zayn’s sake. Zayn had his chance at the title and lost, so it makes sense to have Rhodes get his chance without interference. We should be in for a good Road To WrestleMania and I’m sure WWE will have something else for Zayn.