Roman will likely win. Sami is right--he knows the Bloodline machine doesn't allow the Tribal Chief to lose.
But Roman cannot, will not break Sami. Sami will hear his home cheering for him, and he will not only hear them, he will listen.
There's another scenario I've considered, though.
What if Sami wins? What if they really pull the trigger and make the crowd happy? They could do it. They could even piece together an ending where Jey stops Jimmy and Solo from interfering. And then, in an incredibly satisfying moment, KO shows up and stuns Heyman into oblivion.
Now, this is different than saying Sami is the new face of the company or that he headlines Wrestlemania. This just isn't going to happen.
But.
What if, on Monday night, a desperate but still powerful Roman tells both Jimmy and Jey that they're out of the Bloodline. They are no longer relevant. They will be defending their tag titles, if he allows them, at house shows or on Main Event. Their families are cut off. He loved them, and he warned them that if they didn't acknowledge him, they'd be cut off. When Jimmy protests, Roman cuts him off and says it was his duty to turn his brother around, and he failed.
Unless.
Roman has demanded a rematch on RAW, that very night, and he's used his pull to get every stipulation he wants. KO banned from ringside or it's a DQ. He says if they acknowledge him again and help him win back the title and then punish Sami, he will take them back. After all, he loves them.
It's a hell of a match. The ref goes down. Sami gets low-blowed and Roman feeds him to his cousins. CODY arrives to even the odds and takes out Solo and is fighting Jimmy. It's just Jey and Sami, and a weeping Jey hits Sami with the belt. Roman wins the title. They start beating down Sami. KO shows up to save Sami, and they manage to clear the ring. That's when Sami and KO officially reunite and declare wanting the belts at Mania.
I doubt that will happen, but I'd so love to see that moment where Sami truly comes home again, comfortable in his own skin at last.
I think this would be really beautiful booking—obviously I’m very focused on the non-title happy ending of Sami emotionally triumphant, but Sami holding gold aloft in Montreal would be SO satisfying, I wouldn’t even care how people howled if he was just a one-day champ. It would take Sami cut off from Kevin and Montreal, and Roman with the Bloodline at full power, to defeat him, and the revenge tag titles at Mania would be so sweet. It could happen! There’s just enough chance that it doesn’t feel like a total fool’s quest, which has me in delicious agony.
I had tears in my eyes reading that. Because its the awful time without Sami, because Sami comes back but for me, i feel he didn´t. Because he´s not in the ring, because then, the world collapses for the pandemic and we had Johny Knoxville and i have enough. Now its me who doesn´t care (ha ha).
Because obviously, i do. Because its Survivor series, and then Royal Rumble, and every program and its suddenly Elimination Chamber and i know, believe me, I KNOW, he´s not winning. But there´s a hope, as Rob Clough has said, "WHAT IF". I spend days before the match thinking "What if". What if i get up in the morning, and of course, im going to read spoilers, and what if. It didnt happen but "Montreal can sing Sami Zayn to a greater prize than what Roman Reigns carries on his shoulders, a reward that the Tribal Chief can never possess, never even comprehend. Maybe, after all, the story that Sami Zayn needs to finish is not about championships" Maybe i had to understand it too. Maybe that was the real happy ending.
I always cherish the people I find who know what I mean when I say that it really felt like I'd lost Sami after he turned heel. I missed him so much! He was there but it didn't feel like he was really there in such important ways.
It would definitely make a grown Mith burst into tears, that’s for sure! I’m so glad you liked this, I’ve been so emotional about Sami’s character arc at this point!
Oh, now that’s what I like to hear, non-wrestling fans getting the power and emotion of this story! Also, CONGRATS on the Mania tickets! Here’s hoping all your dreams for the card come true!
Goddammit, JJ, you made me cry again!
Roman will likely win. Sami is right--he knows the Bloodline machine doesn't allow the Tribal Chief to lose.
But Roman cannot, will not break Sami. Sami will hear his home cheering for him, and he will not only hear them, he will listen.
There's another scenario I've considered, though.
What if Sami wins? What if they really pull the trigger and make the crowd happy? They could do it. They could even piece together an ending where Jey stops Jimmy and Solo from interfering. And then, in an incredibly satisfying moment, KO shows up and stuns Heyman into oblivion.
Now, this is different than saying Sami is the new face of the company or that he headlines Wrestlemania. This just isn't going to happen.
But.
What if, on Monday night, a desperate but still powerful Roman tells both Jimmy and Jey that they're out of the Bloodline. They are no longer relevant. They will be defending their tag titles, if he allows them, at house shows or on Main Event. Their families are cut off. He loved them, and he warned them that if they didn't acknowledge him, they'd be cut off. When Jimmy protests, Roman cuts him off and says it was his duty to turn his brother around, and he failed.
Unless.
Roman has demanded a rematch on RAW, that very night, and he's used his pull to get every stipulation he wants. KO banned from ringside or it's a DQ. He says if they acknowledge him again and help him win back the title and then punish Sami, he will take them back. After all, he loves them.
It's a hell of a match. The ref goes down. Sami gets low-blowed and Roman feeds him to his cousins. CODY arrives to even the odds and takes out Solo and is fighting Jimmy. It's just Jey and Sami, and a weeping Jey hits Sami with the belt. Roman wins the title. They start beating down Sami. KO shows up to save Sami, and they manage to clear the ring. That's when Sami and KO officially reunite and declare wanting the belts at Mania.
I doubt that will happen, but I'd so love to see that moment where Sami truly comes home again, comfortable in his own skin at last.
I think this would be really beautiful booking—obviously I’m very focused on the non-title happy ending of Sami emotionally triumphant, but Sami holding gold aloft in Montreal would be SO satisfying, I wouldn’t even care how people howled if he was just a one-day champ. It would take Sami cut off from Kevin and Montreal, and Roman with the Bloodline at full power, to defeat him, and the revenge tag titles at Mania would be so sweet. It could happen! There’s just enough chance that it doesn’t feel like a total fool’s quest, which has me in delicious agony.
I had tears in my eyes reading that. Because its the awful time without Sami, because Sami comes back but for me, i feel he didn´t. Because he´s not in the ring, because then, the world collapses for the pandemic and we had Johny Knoxville and i have enough. Now its me who doesn´t care (ha ha).
Because obviously, i do. Because its Survivor series, and then Royal Rumble, and every program and its suddenly Elimination Chamber and i know, believe me, I KNOW, he´s not winning. But there´s a hope, as Rob Clough has said, "WHAT IF". I spend days before the match thinking "What if". What if i get up in the morning, and of course, im going to read spoilers, and what if. It didnt happen but "Montreal can sing Sami Zayn to a greater prize than what Roman Reigns carries on his shoulders, a reward that the Tribal Chief can never possess, never even comprehend. Maybe, after all, the story that Sami Zayn needs to finish is not about championships" Maybe i had to understand it too. Maybe that was the real happy ending.
I always cherish the people I find who know what I mean when I say that it really felt like I'd lost Sami after he turned heel. I missed him so much! He was there but it didn't feel like he was really there in such important ways.
It would definitely make a grown Mith burst into tears, that’s for sure! I’m so glad you liked this, I’ve been so emotional about Sami’s character arc at this point!
Oh, now that’s what I like to hear, non-wrestling fans getting the power and emotion of this story! Also, CONGRATS on the Mania tickets! Here’s hoping all your dreams for the card come true!