The Bell Centre went electric the moment Sami Zayn’s music hit. SmackDown in Montreal was already humming, but the hometown surge felt different, like a wall of sound that rattled the hard cam. Solo Sikoa had just finished talking up his United States title reign when General Manager Nick Aldis cued the surprise, and the building snapped to attention.
Zayn did not pop in for a wave. He wrestled the champion in a non title match and stole the pin, a sharp clutch that sent the arena into a second roar and poured fresh gas on a simmering rivalry. The MFT crew circled and poked, yet Zayn kept finding answers, slipping pressure, landing clean counters, and turning danger into leverage. The finish came via a quick roll up after he slipped the Samoan Spike and stacked the champion tight.
Zayn stuns Solo in Montreal
Sikoa losing here will sting, and that is the point. A dominant champion needs the occasional bruise to make the chase feel real. Montreal delivered that bruise, and it came at the hands of the city’s favorite son. The detail matters too, because a television pin in a non title moment is WWE code for a future shot. It is not a promise, but it is a breadcrumb fans can follow with a grin.
Production told the story cleanly. Camera cuts lingered on Zayn’s face after the three, then widened to a sea of flags and signs shaking behind him. It played as a homecoming and a message. Sikoa can snarl about dominance next week, and he probably will, but the tape does not lie. The champion got caught. The veteran kept his nerve.
If you care about momentum, watch how they book the rematch. Give Sikoa his menace and Zayn his heart, let the noise do the lifting, and the payoff writes itself. WWE posted the highlight clip soon after the bell, which only amplified the buzz and underscored how loud this one landed with the wider audience. A beloved star pinned a titleholder, not the title, and kicked open a door that will be hard to close in the weeks ahead.