In Atlantic City on the eve of an American holiday, professional wrestling's largest stage turns to the question every championship era must eventually answer: who comes next? Sami Zayn, a performer whose long journey to the top of his craft mirrors something universal about perseverance and delayed recognition, makes his first appearance as Undisputed WWE Champion on SmackDown, while the men who might unseat him — Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso — settle their own rivalry to determine who earns that right. The evening is both a coronation and a crossroads, the kind of night that reminds us why episod
WWE SmackDown July 3: Sami Zayn debuts as champion; Rhodes-Uso contender match
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