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Heydorn's SmackDown Receipt 1/23/26

The good, bad, and ugly from this week's episode of WWE SmackDown.

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Jan 26, 2026
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-Nobody should ever really worry about Sami Zayn cutting a babyface promo in a WWE ring. He almost always delivers and delivers even better in his hometown. Zayn thrived on the microphone this week. He was relatable, likable, and strongly well-spoken in what he would do at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

A supporting cast for Trick Williams

-Trick Williams and Damian Priest were good in their own way too. Williams is really playing the over-confident rookie well and the babyfaces around him like Zayn and Priest are selling for him. That says something. It would be easy for both guys to sandbag Williams if they didn’t want his act to get over.

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