Sami Zayn came so close to reaching the summit of the pro wrestling industry, he could almost taste it.
Before a deafening, sold-out crowd at last year’s Elimination Chamber event in Montreal, the red-headed hometown hero hit Roman Reigns with his patented"Helluva Kick" and pinned him for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. The audience nearly blew the roof off the Bell Centre. But Reigns, the current face of the franchise, kicked out and thanks to some outside interference from his minions, eventually won the match.
“Do I think Montreal would have been the perfect moment? Yes, selfishly, of course I think that. But I do think there's somewhere to go from there.” “Rocky is one type of underdog in the first ‘Rocky,’ when he's an unknown and he makes a name for himself. And he's a different kind of underdog in ‘Rocky IV’ when he's already been a champion and done all these things, but he's going up against a monster. I feel these WrestleManias are my Rocky stories in a way. This one would be the closest to ‘Rocky IV.’"
Zayn says the rabid cheers he and Owens receive in Montreal are responsible for their success in WWE. In 2015, when he made his main roster debut facing John Cena in his hometown during an episode of Monday Night Raw, the arena rallied behind his every move. Zayn has run with that momentum to become one of WWE’s most popular stars, captivating audiences with his mix of in-ring agility, comedic chops and compelling promos. He hit his stride in 2022 when he was involved in a storyline with Reigns, the company’s biggest star, joining his stable The Bloodline.
Zayn has faith that he’ll get another chance at a “storybook ending” where he wins the Universal Championship, but he admits popularity is fickle in pro wrestling.
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