Sami Zayn has had to vacate the Intercontinental Championship.
Announced on WWE Backstage on Tuesday, Zayn will have to relinquish the Intercontinental title due to being “unable to compete”.
BREAKING: With @SamiZayn unable to defend the #ICTitle, a tournament to crown a new champion will begin THIS FRIDAY on #SmackDown. https://t.co/NxwnTlndOT
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2020
A tournament to crown a new champion will begin on this week’s SmackDown. At press time, none of the participants have been announced for the tournament.
Zayn won the title at Elimination Chamber in March, defeating Universal Champion Braun Strowman. Zayn then retained the title at WrestleMania 36, beating Daniel Bryan.