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Step 2: "Kami" must move down the card
The counterpart to the Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan story is the partnership between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Their heel partnership has been the driving force behind that tension. Yet, nothing consequential has happened since its explosive start in September and October. It's been nothing but wheel spinning since Sami Zayn's heel turn at Hell in a Cell.
What is the point?
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens are supposed to be the blue brand's top heels, but they don't feel like it. They feel like a vehicle to drive tension between Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan, which, I don't need to remind you, hasn't gone anywhere either.
It's worth noting that when Kevin Owens was Raw's top heel in late 2016, that was considered the red brand's weak period. It's not a coincidence that the reverse is true a bit over a year later.
While the angle started off great, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn ultimately haven't been able to carry the show as the top heels. They're better suited for the upper mid-card. The "Kami" partnership should dissolve en route to a WrestleMania match and then they should go their own separate ways.
Either that, or they should join the tag team division.
