Overview
- Fightful Select reports WWE tentatively positioned Zayn for an Undisputed WWE Championship program before WrestleMania, with the Royal Rumble cited as a possible stage.
- Zayn is booked for a January 24 Saturday Night’s Main Event Fatal 4-Way in Montreal against Randy Orton, Damian Priest, and Trick Williams to decide the No. 1 contender.
- The winner is scheduled to face new champion Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble on January 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Zayn has declared for the 30‑man Royal Rumble match, keeping him in the title picture regardless of the qualifier’s outcome.
- Recent reporting highlights booking pivots, including McIntyre dethroning Cody Rhodes, leaving Zayn’s potential world‑title shot unconfirmed.