Sami Zayn claims back his Intercontinental Championship

Sami Zayn pinned Shinsuke Nakamura to win the Intercontinental Championship for the third time. In December 2021, Zayn overcame a gauntlet match to become the number one contender for the Intercontinental title.

With former champion Shinsuke Nakamura out of action, Zayn had to wait for his opportunity. But when opportunity struck, Zayn took full advantage of it. He pinned the former Royal Rumble winner to win back the title.

During the match, momentum swung back and forth with both the wrestlers equally dominating the game. Every time, Nakamura seem to had the upper hand, Zayn targeted his knee to slow him down. The strategy eventually paid off when Zayn used the ringpost to damage Nakamura’s knee further. Soon after, Zayn targeted the knee again and pinned the champion.

Although some claimed the finish to the match was a poor one, several others were happy to see Zayn claim back the title. Twitter went all frenzy after his win.

Back where it belongs!
–@SamiZayn #samizayn #smackdown #WWE pic.twitter.com/nncgSsxwlE

— Nolanium (@Nolanium) February 19, 2022

Onyl good thing about Today.#3x#SamiZaynForever #samizayn #ICTitle

— Ali (@Rea1wolf) February 19, 2022

It would’ve been a better moment if it wasn’t spoiled last week. Congrats Sami. Now I’m worried for Shinsuke’s future. #SamiZaynForever #samizayn #ShinsukeNakamura#SmackDown #WWEChamber #WrestleMania https://t.co/NHKdfQ1ClH

— FaysalTheGoat⚡️ (@GoatedFaysal) February 19, 2022

What is next for Sami Zayn?

Zayn was ecstatic after his win and went on a rampage backstage. His style and charisma were eccentric during the backstage promos. Zayn’s happiness was bursting through the roof as seen in the video shared by WWE on Twitter.

.@SamiZayn is not at a loss for words after capturing the #ICTitle from @ShinsukeN. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/WlsU4Y4El0

— WWE (@WWE) February 19, 2022

Despite winning the Intercontinental Championship, the 37-year old still has some unfinished business with Johnny Knoxville. As per reports, his feud with Knoxville is set to continue. The reports claimed that Knoxville will return to the ring at WrestleMania 38 to challenge Zayn for his newly won championship.

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