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Sami Zayn vs. Bobby Lashley
With god awful cringe moments, this feud had no audience engagement in mind. The beauty of pro wrestling is in how immersive and interactive it is. If the audience isn't engaged with the content in front of them, then it shows. This is the case that haunts a lot of matches in WWE. One such match was Lashley versus Sami Zayn.
While his entrance is rousing especially in a wrestler friendly city like Chicago, Zayn has perfected the dorky heel so beautifully that one can't help but hate him. At the same time management has made a hatchet job out of Lashley's return.
In an ideal world, the roles would be reversed of the competitors. Here despite a few cheers over Lashley's strength and showmanship, nothing much really engaged the viewer. Once that happened, the match itself went down the drain. For all purposes an extended squash that does no competitor any favors.
Bobby Lashley slams Sami Zayn towards a win!
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Teddy Long snaps when Swerve Strickland's race is brought up HERE
