Is Sami Zayn the Next WWE Champion? Saturday Night’s Main Event Recap.

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Sports, Wrestling

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Following Sami Zayn's victory in the Fatal 4-Way on 'Saturday Night's Main Event,' which of the four competitors is most likely to become a world champion next (0:30)? David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing the possibility of Sami Zayn becoming the WWE champion at Royal Rumble (3:10).Then they discuss: Trick Williams’s performance in the Fatal 4-Way match (15:09) Jacob Fatu’s transformation and his match with Cody Rhodes (20:54) AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura take it back to Strong Style (31:00) Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky defend their tag titles against Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez (38:37) Who is the wild card to win the Royal Rumble (45:50)? Be sure to check out our videos on⁠ BlueSky⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠,⁠ Instagram Threads⁠, and⁠ X⁠.Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, and Brian H. WatersProducer: Brian H. WatersAdditional Production Support: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:03.2	what up shoes on saturday night's main event the one the only the legend, Sammy Zane, won the fatal four-way to become the
1:15.9	number one contender for the undisputed WWE title.
1:19.5	Here's my question for you.
1:21.5	Of the four men in this match, Sammy Zane, Randy Orton, Trick Williams, and Damien
1:26.4	Priest, who will actually be the next person to be world champion? Sammy Zane. Oh! Yeah. Yeah. I think he's going to do it. Do you think he's going to win at the Rumble? I don't know if he's going to win at the Rumble, but I think he's going to do it.
1:45.9	I think he's going to do it this year.
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1:50.5	Maybe before WrestleMania.
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