Sami Zayn was presented with an “offer” from Seth Rollins on Monday Night RAW of what was effectively the standard “you’re with me, or you’re against me” trope. Zayn either had to get in line and support The Visionary as the man who would lead this business into the future alongside Bron Breakker and Paul Heyman, or, as a courtesy to him as his close personal friend, Zayn would be traded over to SmackDown so he would be out of the way.
True to himself, Zayn rejected the offer, calling out the hypocrisy that Rollins is manipulative, leading to The Unpredictable Badass being sicked on him like the attack dog role he’s clearly filling in this new faction. Breakker defeated Zayn in the main event by referee stoppage after a series of spears, and Rollins finished things with a stomp.
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— WWE (@WWE) April 29, 2025
Where this leads into the future is obviously unknown, but we do know two things announced to take place on next week’s episode of RAW.
Rusev, who had said that he is on a mission to go after the people who have lost themselves and “fix them,” will face Otis of Alpha Academy after attacking them last week.
PENTA will be in action against JD McDonagh, in part due to his actions this week where he interfered in The Judgment Day’s tag team match against The War Raiders, pushing McDonagh off the ropes and costing them the bout.
Of course, with next Monday night being the go-home episode of RAW prior to Backlash 2025 already, we can expect to see more of a build to some of those matches that were announced this week, such as Pat McAfee vs. GUNTHER and Lyra Valkyria vs. Becky Lynch for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship.
