5 Things That Can Happen At WWE Day 1 2022

2. Sami Zayn will win the WWE Intercontinental Championship

On the Christmas Eve episode of SmackDown, Sami Zayn won the "12 Days of Christmas" 12 Man Battle Royal Match to earn a WWE Intercontinental Championship Match against Shinsuke Nakamura at WWE Day 1.

It's going under the radar, but Zayn is on the best run on the WWE main roster run to date. It began with him winning the Black Friday Battle Royal to become the #1 contender for the Universal Championship. While he was squashed by Roman Reigns, it came after he was beaten down by Brock Lesnar. Lesnar and Zayn have had hilarious segments together. Now, he will be challenging for the Intercontinental Championship.

Meanwhile, Nakamura has had yet another lackluster title reign. It seems like every time WWE puts the United States or Intercontinental Championship on him, they forget that that title exists. The best part of his reign has been his entrance with Rick Boogs and Pat McAfee dancing on the announcers table. It is sad because Nakamura could be used so much better than he is

The outcome for the match will see Sami Zayn reclaim the Intercontinental Championship. With Zayn's current momentum and Nakamura's lackluster run as champion, a title change at Day 1 will bring a nice change of pace to SmackDown's mid-card scene. With Zayn as champion, the IC title will hopefully get more television time and feel more important again.