Yeah, Kane had the title for 24 hrs. First Blood Match against Austin. Loved how they'd stack the deck against Austin. A bald guy in a First Blood Match against someone whose face is covered by a mask with a long wig attached was genius heel booking.
There's a part of the IWC who may want something like Sami vs KO for the title and while that'd be a great match, it probably wouldn't sell the amount of tickets TKO wants for a big PLE like Summerslam, so enter Cody once again. Punk and Cody is money but it doesn't need a title. I'd rather them have a long feud and the winner of their final match gets Sami, maybe at Survivor Series.
For Sami, he's likely known the plot for weeks and none of these guys take holding the title for a day or a week personally. It's why he's having a blast on the socials everyday with the belt. But man, neither Punk or Cody need to be champion right now.