5 Talking Points from this week's SmackDown (22nd January 2021) - Owens destroys Reigns, Intergender match steals the show

#3 Sami Zayn interferes in the Intercontinental Championship match on SmackDown

WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT ALL ABOUT, @SamiZayn?!?!#SmackDown #ICTItle @WWEBigE @WWEApollo pic.twitter.com/jr1TsVjcr6

— WWE (@WWE) January 23, 2021

Earlier on in SmackDown, Sami Zayn had handcuffed himself near the entrance ramp as a mark of protest for injustice done to him on last week's show. Apollo Crews had scored a cheap win over Zayn to get an IC title shot for this week's episode.

Hardly three minutes into the match, Zayn showed his true colors by releasing himself from the handcuffs. He quickly made his way to the ring and delivered a Helluva Kick to Crews to end the bout prematurely. It's pretty clear now that we are heading into a three-way feud for the IC Title.

A Triple Threat match may be the best opportunity for Zayn to win back the Championship. With Crews' alignment with Roman Reigns seemingly dropped from this week's SmackDown, it would become harder for him to become the champion.

As for Big E, it's only a matter of time when WWE decides to push him to do bigger and better things, as he can drop the title even without being pinned during the match.