4 Predictions for WWE Raw: January 2, 2017

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Braun Strowman Destroys Sami Zayn

It seems like Braun Strowman has destroyed basically everybody at this point. The new face of destruction throwing people around the arena is standard protocol, and Sami Zayn has been one of the most notable recipients of this utter domination. He has faced off with Strowman on Raw twice before and both times left him lying in a heap. Then came their showdown on Roadblock which saw Zayn “win” by simply not losing for 10 minutes. Basically, Zayn hasn’t had much luck against Strowman. That should continue tonight.

Strowman has been built up as WWE’s next monster heel. This time last year he was exceptionally green in the ring and fans were terrified at rumors of him potentially facing the Undertaker at WrestleMania 32. Now people are actually buying in and he carries with him an aura similar to that of Brock Lesnar. Whenever he shows up, you know something is about to go down.

With that said, he needs to beat Zayn and do so convincingly. This is really a lose-lose for WWE in the sense that Zayn doesn’t deserve to be fed to anybody like this. But as of now, Strowman is the more valuable commodity and he needs to be kept looking strong. Strowman should wipe the floor with Zayn tonight just as he has with everyone else over the past couple months.