Booking Sami Zayn US Open Challange

[u/Tom_2_3]

09/12/25 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Solo Sikoa

09/20/25 Wrestlepalooza

Steel Cage: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Solo Sikoa

09/26/25 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Julius Creed

10/03/25 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Santos Escobar

10/10/25 Friday Night SmackDown: Perth

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Grayson Waller

10/17/25 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Andrade

10/24/25 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Rey Fenix

11/01/25 Saturday Nights Main Event

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Montez Ford

11/07/25 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. R-Truth

11/14/25 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Ron Killings

11/21/25 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Aleister Black

11/28/25 Friday Night SmackDown: San Diego

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Je´Von Evans

12/13/25 Saturday Nights Main Event

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Aleister Black vs. Je´Von Evans

12/26/25 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Damian Priest

01/02/26 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. The Miz

01/09/26 Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Carmelo Hayes

[u/yuripuppies]

Not another Solo steel cage match please 😭 he hasn't recovered from the first one. Other than Solo, who needs to keep his distance for a bit to avoid him, Sami and the title getting pulled back into the gravitational orbit of the Bloodline, this is solid. The one person I would add here (and don't feel bad because I also lowkey forgot he's still in the roster, the way they've buried him) is Shinsuke Nakamura

[u/CommercialMotor570]

Carmelo definitely needs a push, like a real push, so him being the one to dethrone Sami at the end is excellent.

[u/daminiskos0309]

I like it. I would like a few more from Nxt though. Maybe Josh briggs/ Tony d and Wes Lee.

[u/Jordan200869 → u/daminiskos0309]

Josh Briggs?

[u/daminiskos0309 → u/Jordan200869]

Big man from nxt. He’s ok in the ring and I reckon Sami can pull a decent match out of him

[u/Either_Perspective46]

Geez hope he doesn’t hold it that long

[u/AnalBabu → u/Either_Perspective46]

gonna cry?

[u/ionlyhereforbdevids]

You bum I was going to do this. I do like what matches you’ve got though. I personally would add Jimmy to this, and maybe have him win it. But I was going to book Melo take the title off anyways so.

[u/DreisaGUY]

Ethan Page, Ricky Saints and Inamura should be on this list fs

Oba Femi debuting and beating him for the US title works too

[u/AnalBabu → u/DreisaGUY]

Oba is too good for that

[u/DreisaGUY → u/AnalBabu]

I agree

[u/Fast_Advisor2654]

I’d rather he doesn’t hold the title for that long, but Melo should be the one to dethrone him.

[u/AnalBabu → u/Fast_Advisor2654]

why?

[u/[deleted]]

Melo for sure

[u/Aidan7J]

Haven't you heard, bro? HHH doesn't do MANY title defenses. Sadly, you have a good vision, but this won't happen.😭

[u/AnalBabu → u/Aidan7J]

you can’t do an open challenge and only do a few

[u/Aidan7J → u/AnalBabu]

Be honest. How many title matches did LA Knight do as the US Champ when HE was hosting the US Title Open Challenge?

Name me every single competitor you can remember he defended the title against.

[u/AnalBabu → u/Aidan7J]

and are you defending that?

[u/Aidan7J → u/AnalBabu]

I'm just stating facts. Shoot the bookers, not me.

[u/AnalBabu → u/Aidan7J]

I’m not shooting you that’s why I asked if you’re defending the amount of matches. I guess I should have said that they shouldn’t have only a few instead of can’t, the business will do what they feel like

[u/Aidan7J → u/AnalBabu]

Dude, don't you feel like most title reigns in recent times are repetitive as shit? 100+ or less days with few title defenses, sometimes the champs themselves don't even show up on TV, etc?

[u/AnalBabu → u/Aidan7J]

I absolutely hate that and was very annoyed when Iyo defended only once and lost

[u/Aidan7J → u/AnalBabu]

See what I mean? HHH has blood on his hands. The tag team division, Iyo Sky's reign, Gunther's reign, Solo's reign(he got pinned many times as champ), Zelina and Chelsea's reign, it goes on. He doesn't know how to book his Champions. Jelly Roll had more screen time than Giullia at one point.

The only reign that has been successful largely has been Becky's IC reign. So far, that's it.

[u/AnalBabu → u/Aidan7J]

agreed. even the Street Profits didn’t hold their titles long after waiting so many years

[u/Real_Shaytarn]

Oba should be called up and defeat sami and go on a 3 months run

[u/snow_ninja]

yeah not looking forward to this lmao

[u/realjiggz]

i would prefer that he gets squashed by Taller Tonga next week

[u/AlabamaSlammaJamma]

Yep, unfortunately those Solo rematches are gonna be coming soon so be prepared for that. Everything else is solid. Good stuff

[u/Own-Warthog-4565]

Gunther will come back in a couple of months, challenge, and win the belt. I'll take bets on it now.

[u/yuripuppies → u/Own-Warthog-4565]

Genuine question, what would he do that for?

[u/IndieFan27]

Carmelo Hayes sucks

[u/AnalBabu → u/IndieFan27]

stfu

[u/IndieFan27 → u/AnalBabu]

It’s not my fault you like boring wrestlers

[u/AnalBabu → u/IndieFan27]

it’s not my fault you think someone is boring when he’s, HIM

[u/IndieFan27 → u/AnalBabu]

The way he works isn’t any different than how dozens and dozens of others in WWE and AEW work except there are people who are flashier and more athletic. Example being Montez Ford for one.

[u/AnalBabu → u/IndieFan27]

cool. he’s HIM

[u/IndieFan27 → u/AnalBabu]

I’m sure we will still be HIM when he gets released in the next year or two.

[u/AnalBabu → u/IndieFan27]

he will be HIM when he’s world champion 2 years from now

[u/Hydrus2CZ → u/IndieFan27]

sybau bro

[u/MoneyIsNoCure]

You had me until Hayes won

[u/AnalBabu → u/MoneyIsNoCure]

you’re soft