Vince Russo mocks major WWE star after he got injured on RAW (Exclusive)

The latest episode of WWE RAW featured several high-profile matches involving Seth Rollins' entire group. Two former Intercontinental champions faced off as Bron Breakker took on an already injured Sami Zayn courtesy of Karrion Kross. The Harbinger of Chaos has been targeting Zayn for the last few weeks.

He took out the 40-year-old on last week's WWE RAW with a steel pipe backstage, which damaged the wrestler's ribs. Sami was seen with tape around his abdomen while heading into the match when Kross attacked him once again with a steel pipe. That damaged his ribs further, which was then exploited by Breakker. He speared Zayn thrice during the match, leaving him out injured indefinitely.

Vince Russo was talking about the match on Sportskeeda Wrestling's Legion of RAW and addressed the segment in a mocking and sarcastic take. He spoke about the storytelling in the match and compared the WWE Superstar with the iconic character of Rocky Balboa.

"I'm watching Sami with the taped ribs, you know, waving to the crowd, the whole nine yards, and fighting from underneath... now I start fantasizing a little bit, Chris. I'm like, can you imagine instead of a young Sly Stallone, Sami Zayn played the role of Rocky? The ultimate underdog, bro. Can you imagine Sami sitting in that chair before he's about to go out for round 15 against Apollo Creed? Can you imagine, bro, what that scene would have looked like?" Russo said. [From 24:28 onwards]

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The former WWE Intercontinental Champion has been involved in this rivalry with Seth Rollins' group ever since the first week of their appearance. He was initially offered a position in the group, but refused to join forces with Seth and Paul Heyman, which led to the group targeting him at every opportunity.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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Edited by Angana Roy