Big E dethrones Sami Zayn to become new Intercontinental Champion

Archie Blade | 26/12/2020
Big E dethrones Sami Zayn to become new Intercontinental Champion

Big E dethrones Sami Zayn to become new Intercontinental Champion at the main event of WWE SmackDown’s Christmas episode.

If you were among those who read the WWE spoilers regarding the Christmas episode, you already knew that Big E was coming out on top against Sami Zayn in their Intercontinental bout. The information prior however, did very little to take the enjoyment out of the match.

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Big E and Zayn are some of the best performers in the WWE and it showed during their lumberjack match shown tonight. In the end, it was E who marched towards victory, claiming the Intercontinental title for the second time in his career.

Big E dethrones Sami Zayn to become new Intercontinental Champion

Following multiple count out wins, a lumberjack match was set between the two. The match had a very simple flow and the two wrestlers played their part to perfection. Zayn was the opportunist looking for spots to exploit, while Big E fought like a powerhouse.

Zayn tried to run once during the match but he was caught and thrown back inside the ring. He managed a couple of pins on the former New Day member however, E managed to kicked out both times before the two fell out of the ring.

This sparked a fight among the lumberjacks. Zayn attempted to take advantage of it and tried to sneak out. However, Apollo Crews caught hold of him and threw him back in the ring, Big E then finished his opponent with a Big Ending to end 2020 as the new WWE Intercontinental Champion.


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Archie Blade

Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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