WWE Roadblock: 10 Minute Time Limit - Sami Zayn VS Braun Strowman

[Jack-Hammer]

As part of a little psychological pep talk from Mick Foley, Zayn finally gets his 1 on 1 match with Braun Strowman. Based on what was said, Zayn wins this match if it goes to the 10 minute time limit as it'll be the longest anyone's lasted in a match with Strowman.

This is a good opportunity to see what Strowman can do beyond 1.5 to 2 minute squash match and to elevate Zayn in the process. It could be a means of giving Zayn a win over Strowman in a way that won't damage Strowman in the least. I'm hoping that it's more of a back & forth sort of deal rather than Strowman battering Zayn around the entire time and Zayn winning just by the skin of his teeth simply by being able to last long enough to run out the clock; if that turns out to be the case, they'd have accomplished just as much by making this a standard 1 on 1 match and have Strowman just wring Zayn's neck.

 

[That N Word]

I'd say we see a Sami win here. Gotta say I've been loving this storyline. Sami gets the win and Braun makes it a point to try and destroy him. It fits Sami's "Underdog from the Underground" character. We don't need a guy like Reigns or Rollins to be the one to beat him. They're already established. I think this storyline has elevated not only Sami Zayn,but Braun Strowman as well.

 

[swallop]

Obviously its gonna be a draw. or they wouldnt make the 10 minute stipulation. This hurts nobody and it moves sami zayn on from braun without having him lose, Which makes him look strong. While braun wont lose either and its gonna be because sami is playing the clock running away from braun to waste time. They might make it look like brauns about to win but its going to be a draw. Im looking forward to it. Because it actually has a storyline. Unlike most the crap we get in wwe.

 

[Kodo Sawaki]

As part of a little psychological pep talk from Mick Foley, Zayn finally gets his 1 on 1 match with Braun Strowman. Based on what was said, Zayn wins this match if it goes to the 10 minute time limit as it'll be the longest anyone's lasted in a match with Strowman.

Or in other way longest they are confident that Strowman can endure in terms of ring work in ring.

Sami endures 10 minutes and after that Strowman destroyes him. Stipulation is perfect for that. Unless they want major monster and let Sami be crushed.

 

[enviousdominous]

I'm not too keen on the decision to cap the match at 10 minutes. I get that Mick is so worried about Sami that he wants a time limit as a failsafe, but that's a pretty brief amount of time for a PPV match. Nobody has ever lasted 10 minutes with Braun, but I'm pretty sure that nobody lasted 9 minutes with him either.

I guess that surviving for a certain amount of time against Braun will be a neat feather in Sami's paperboy hat. It would absolutely destroy Braun's credibility if he lost for any reason other than beating up Sami too much. I'm not sure how this match will make Sami interesting in my eyes, but I'll give him a shot.

 

[Deoxyribonucleic A.C.I.D.]

Zayn will get destroyed, but he will kick out of anything Strowman throws at him and just as the time ends, he will get the upper hand and it will look like the time limit actually saved Braun, not Sami.

Simple booking, that gets both men over.

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Stroman throws Zayn in to the corner and backs off. Zayn knocks Stroman down from behind. Spear, spear, jackhammer for the win in 1:26.

This sets up these two to have a big run-in during the Royal Rumble and match at Mania.

Or maybe Zayn survives a big beat down over 10 minutes but gets traded to Smackdown anyway as he has become damaged goods after the beating. GSB never forgets to record Raw again as he just wants to see what Eva Marie is wearing.

 

[noTORRIEus]

What I'm hoping comes from this match on Sunday is a replay of a match from a few years ago, KO vs Sami for NXT Championship at NXT Takeover: Rival.

Braun and Sami go back and forth until Zayn goes to well one too many times and then Braun catches him with his finisher. Stroman hits two to three finishers and attempts to pin Sami but a lifeless Zayn barely kicks out (more like rolling over his shoulder). Trainers come out to check on Sami, Braun goes for another finisher but the officials stop him right before the time limit hits 10.

Having the match go this route makes Stroman look like a million bucks and shows that Sami has more guts than brains which puts him over huge because it took an absolute beast to put him down but he never quit, officials stopped it. When he comes back from being out a few weeks due to the beating, he requests a rematch but Foley won't give it to him so Sami is now looking to take out his frustration on everyone in the Royal Rumble. Sleeper Rumble winner pick who decides he wants to face the Smackdown champ instead of Raw's.

 

[Psykohurricane55]

it's kinda weird how suddenly we get i hint of old school booking in WWE and i really like it.

I remember when they did this gimmick in the early 90's with Dustin Rhodes and ted dibiase where Dustin took a beating from ted but never gave up or got pin and the fans we're so behind dustin by the end of this match it pretty much help his career at the time and i think you could do the same thing today with Zayn and it would still work.

Have sami get some offense at the beginning of the match maybe trying to outsmart Strowman in the beginning then 2 or 3 minutes into the match, have strowman just start beating the shit out of zayn only for zayn to never give up and never get pin and zayn win the match because he survive 10 minutes with strowman. That way you just made 2 guys in one match, Strowman look like a complete monsters and Zayn is the mid card guy that is hard to beat and won'T give up. It'S just a perfect scenario. The last thing i would want to see is a back and forth match between those 2, it's would make strowman lock bad to have to sell anything sami zayn does.

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

Zayn will get destroyed, but he will kick out of anything Strowman throws at him and just as the time ends, he will get the upper hand and it will look like the time limit actually saved Braun, not Sami.

Simple booking, that gets both men over.

Aren't stipulations like these done when some average joe tries to survive a real pro-wrestler in the ring to earn money (i.e. Al Bundy with Glow wrestlers, and Macho Man in Spider-Man?).

So how does this help get Zayn over if it presents him as an average joe type person?

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Zayn lasts nearly 10 minutes which we all find acceptable because it's not as quick as loss as we expected a week ago.

My prediction

 

[OYDK]

Aren't stipulations like these done when some average joe tries to survive a real pro-wrestler in the ring to earn money (i.e. Al Bundy with Glow wrestlers, and Macho Man in Spider-Man?).

So how does this help get Zayn over if it presents him as an average joe type person?

Because nobody has been able to last 2 minutes in a singles match with Braun Strowman. It's like fighting Brock Lesnar. If you can last 10 minutes and get some offense in, you look pretty damn good even if you lose.

It's all in the context.

 

[Deoxyribonucleic A.C.I.D.]

Aren't stipulations like these done when some average joe tries to survive a real pro-wrestler in the ring to earn money (i.e. Al Bundy with Glow wrestlers, and Macho Man in Spider-Man?).

So how does this help get Zayn over if it presents him as an average joe type person?

It helps him if Zayn turn the tables at the end and it would look like Braun would have lost, had the match not been stopped.

 

[Psykohurricane55]

Aren't stipulations like these done when some average joe tries to survive a real pro-wrestler in the ring to earn money (i.e. Al Bundy with Glow wrestlers, and Macho Man in Spider-Man?).

So how does this help get Zayn over if it presents him as an average joe type person?

not necessarily, it's been use a lot of time in pro wrestling to prove the toughness of and underdog against a monster or somebody that has more experience.

If you can find it on youtube, go watch the 10 minute challenge between Dustin rhodes and the million dollar man ted dibiase, that probably the best exemple on how a stipulation match like this can help both guys.

 

[Woodstuff]

What ever the 10 minute stipulation means for the match, I can see Strowman winning around the 9:90 mark. He'll stay undefeated, but struggle to put Zayn (who came so close to going the 10, and definitely deserves another shot at Braun) away.

Something to that effect.

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

not necessarily, it's been use a lot of time in pro wrestling to prove the toughness of and underdog against a monster or somebody that has more experience.

Zayn isn't exactly an underdog that can't hang with the biggest in the roster. I mean he has beaten Kevin Owens clean who is the current Champion on RAW.

 

[kadroan]

Zayn carries Strowman to the best match of his career and loses. Strowman moves on to Big Show. Meanwhile, Zayn continues to be enhancement talent.

 

[ShinChan]

Zayn carries Strowman to the best match of his career and loses. Strowman moves on to Big Show. Meanwhile, Zayn continues to be enhancement talent.

I agree that Zayn doesn't win here. If Zayn does win here, I guess that we could be seeing Owens Vs. Zayn fir the Universal Championship at Royal Rumble.

I don't think that Strowman should be defeated here. Zayn gives a hearty fight but at last, loses. Maybe then, he gets traded to Smackdown since Smackdown's midcard isn't quite good.

And no, Strowman shouldn't move onto Big Show next.