WWE Raw: 5 theories why Sami Zayn returned as a heel

#4 Move away from the Kevin Owens storyline

Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens had a storied history before they both made it to WWE, so it was only natural that their paths crossed early on in their WWE careers during their time in NXT.

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In fact, on Owens’ very first night with the brand (the aforementioned TakeOver: R Evolution event), he attacked his former best friend. He then won the NXT Championship from Zayn in early 2015 before feuding with him on Raw and SmackDown throughout the first half of 2016.

Fast forward to 2017 and both men were traded to SmackDown Live in the Superstar Shake-Up, which could only mean one thing: they were, once again, put together in a storyline, this time as allies rather than enemies.

With Owens now a babyface and Zayn a heel, it is about time that WWE ended their association with each other, at least for the next year, by having one guy on Raw and one on SmackDown Live following next week’s Superstar Shake-Up.

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram