1: Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens – WWE Battleground
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Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens are, in their own words, destined to fight forever. They are best friends in real-life and bitter enemies on-screen. Their rivalry has been around since their days on the indies and has continued in the WWE since they both signed for NXT.
The first time the main roster got a taste of their rivalry was at the Royal Rumble 2016 when Zayn eliminated Owens from the Rumble match. Their rivalry continued throughout the year and continued onto Battleground where they tore the house down.
Zayn and Owens have this innate ability to create magic in the ring with each other. Every move means something and their ‘hatred’ for each other is palpable in their faces. A sign of a good match os when you can picture it later and I certainly remember most of Zayn vs Owens.
They hit each other with everything but the kitchen sink including a scary spot when Zayn almost landed on his head only for Owens to catch him at the last moment. The look on Owens’ face near the end of the match when he knew that Zayn had his number was priceless. It mimicked pure hatred at Zayn and anger at himself at the same time as Sami hit him with the second Helluva Kick to pin him.
The crowd roared as Zayn won and got up for a standing ovation for both men. Who would have thought in 2013 that El Generico and Kevin Steen would have the Match of the Year in 2016. They have bright futures ahead of them, and I for one want to see more match between the two of them. I certainly they get to main event Wrestlemania one day in a singles match.
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