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Sami Zayn is one of the most compelling challengers in the WWE Universe. Since arriving in the promotion as a member of NXT in 2016, Zayn has filled multiple different roles, played a number of different characters, and has even gotten his hands on multiple different belts, but when he’s been the most compelling, it’s […]

When Sami Zayn was coming up through the indie wrestling scene, there was one goal and one goal only at the top of his list: WWE or bust. Sure, there were other promotions around the wrestling landscape like TNA, Ring of Honor, and New Japan Pro Wrestling where a performer could earn a decent enough […]

After finally ridding himself of his Chad Gable problem, at least for now, at Clash at the Castle, besting the leader of Alpha Academy in yet another battle for the Intercontinental Championship, Sami Zayn returned to RAW a victor. Sure, he would eventually have another challenger, and this new foe may be bigger and badder […]

After the biggest debut in the WWE Universe in a very, very, very long time, with Uncle Howdy and the Wyatt Sick6 running roughshod on producers, talent, and Chad Gable in Gorilla position after the show, fans, pundits, and legends alike celebrated the encounter, all the while paying tribute to the man who made it […]

Heading into Clash at the Castle, one of the biggest questions surrounding the show regarded Chad Gable, the leader of Alpha Academy and Sami Zayn‘s challenger for the Intercontinental Championship. Would this match effectively serve as a farewell to the “Master,” handing him an L on his way out of the door? Or would Gable […]

After almost a year and a half of anticipation, Drew McIntyre finally gets a chance to right his wrongs and leave Clash at the Castle with a world title belt around his waist, this time the WWE World Heavyweight Championship currently held by the leader of the Judgment Day, Damian Priest. Secure the win, and […]

When Sami Zayn took the ring against Gunther at WrestleMania 40, he knew he needed to pull everything out of his bag of tricks to end the longest Intercontinental Championship reign of all time. With Chad Gable in his corner, Kevin Owens still supporting him from afar, and seemingly the entire WWE Universe pushing for […]

After weeks and weeks of back-and-forth battling with Chad Gable over the Intercontinental Championship and the fate of the Alpha Academy, Sami Zayn is a few short days away from his match with the “Master” in Glasgow, and needless to say, the “Underdog from the Underground” isn’t taking it for granted. Discussing his forthcoming effort […]

With less than a week to go before Clash at the Castle, Sami Zayn attempted one final time to make things right with the Alpa Academy cadets before going to battle against their leader, Chad Gable, letting them know what he continues to believe in them and wants the best for them, even if their […]

When news broke that Chad Gable‘s contract with WWE was set to expire on Friday, it got fans around the professional wrestling world asking the very same question: what does this mean for the Alpha Academy’s feud with Sami Zayn? On paper, the story practically tells itself. Zayn and Gable will fight once more, likely […]

With less than a week left to go before he has to defend his Intercontinental Championship against not just Chad Gable or Bronson Reed but Chad Gable and Bronson Reed in Saudi Arabia at King and Queen of the Ring, Sami Zayn decided to open Monday Night RAW with a bang, cutting a passionate promo […]

While Sami Zayn has accomplished a lot during his WWE career both as a single star and as a tag team specialist, there’s one accomplishment that has illuded the 39-year-old grappler through his decade-plus in the promotion: becoming a WWE world champion. Discussing his career in WWE both under Vince McMahon and Paul “Triple H” […]

When you think of all-time great WrestleMania performers, you think of The Undertaker, Roman Reigns, Bret Hart, and… Sami Zayn? Now, sure, technically, Zayn isn’t what you could call an attraction wrestler, as fans can more or less expect a match from the “Underdog from the Underground” on any episode of RAW or SmackDown he […]

When Becky Lynch marched out to break up a fight between Sami Zayn and Johnny Knoxville at the former’s Netflix is a Joke Fest comedy show, it garnered a massive pop from the sold-out crowd in Hollywood, California. With nothing announced for the show other than appearances from “Sami Zayn & His Friends,” the arrival […]

Watching Sami Zayn do comedy is like Michael Jordan playing baseball in the 1990s… at least according to Sami Zayn, the “Underdog From the Undergroud” who told the joke not once, not twice, but roughly four times in the 20 minute stand up routine that opened up his first-ever comedy show live at the Avalon […]

After spending years yucking it up with Otis as a babyface mid-carder under the Alpha Academy banner, Chad Gable has officially turned to the dark side once more, transforming himself into a domineering taskmaster who decided to leave all of the goofiness on the Road to WrestleMania in favor of becoming a straight up killer […]

After finally breaking the glass ceiling set by The Honky Tonk Man to become the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time, WWE had one last question to answer regarding the “Ring General” Gunther: Who would end his reign with the title? As Cody Rhodes said on the penultimate edition of Smackdown before Backlash, winning a […]

After being advertised to appear on SmackDown locally in the greater Cincinnati area, CM Punk did not ultimately appear on the Blue Brand for Night 1 of the 2024 WWE Draft. With that being said, once the show went off the air, the “Best in the World” did ultimately make an appearance for the fans […]

After officially turning on Sami Zayn in Montreal and watching him take a pretty serious beating from Bronson Reed backstage, Chad Gable assembled the Alpha Academy in the middle of the ring to explain why he decided to upset Charles Barkley and turn heel on the “Underdog from the Underground.” Would Gable reveal that there […]

When a defeated Chad Gable decided to go absolutely ballistic on Sami Zayn after he successfully defended his Intercontinental Championship, it drew pretty big reactions from all over the professional wrestling world, with upset reactions coming from fans, other wrestlers, and… NBA Hall of Famer and TNT NBA panelist Charles Barkley? Surprising? You bet, but […]

Johnny Knoxville had one of the best matches at WWE’s WrestleMania 38 against Sami Zayn. Should the Sweet Dreams star return to the company, he has his sights set on the current Intercontinental Champion. Speaking to ClutchPoints about his new film, Sweet Dreams, Knoxville revealed he didn’t catch WrestleMania 40 during the April 6 weekend. […]

In Sweet Dreams, directed by Lije Sarki (Peanut Butter Falcon), Johnny Knoxville plays Morris, a man who agrees to coach a softball team for an addiction recovery center as he works to save his house and his life. With Sweet Dreams now in theaters and streaming on Paramount+ on April 16, ClutchPoints spoke to Johnny […]

After spending weeks getting their gameplan together for an Intercontinental Championship match for the ages with Gunther at WrestleMania 40, Chad Gable and Sami Zayn will soon find themselves on opposite sides of the versus symbol on RAW, with the former challenging the latter for his newly won strap in his first official title defense […]

After being the ultimate underdog heading into WrestleMania 40, Sami Zayn was able to do what 20 men before him couldn’t: unseat the “Ring General” Gunther on his 666th day as the Intercontinental Champion. Fans celebrated the moment online; the crowd in South Philadelphia went absolutely bananas, and no one was more excited about the […]

Heading into WrestleMania 40, the narrative pushed by WWE and present online was one and the same: is Sami Zayn a good enough wrestler to end Gunther’s 666-day reigns as the Intercontinental Champion? Sure, Zayn has accomplished a lot during his professional wrestling career, and just ended The Usos’ record-breaking reign alongside Kevin Owens last […]

After over 51 weeks of waiting, it’s finally back: Wrestlemania. Soon, fans will get to see which titles change hands, which feuds get squashed, and, most importantly of all, will Night 2 of WrestleMania 40 be headlined by a main event performed under Bloodline Rules? With Act 1 of the “Showcase of the Immortals” rapidly […]

After bearly wrestling any matches on the indies under his former moniker Stevie McFly on the indies – though, unrelated, another high-flying redhead, El Generico, had a very successful indie career – Sami Zayn has been a massive history maker as a member of the WWE Universe, establishing the NXT style during his tenure with […]

As you may or may not have noticed, WWE’s on-screen product has looked fairly different since Paul “Triple H” Levesque took over creative control of the promotion. For one thing, the rapid and unrelenting camera cuts of Kevin Dunn have become a thing of the past, and in their place, a new, more sports-orientated presentation […]

With WrestleMania 40 rapidly approaching, fans of the sport have been keying in on which matches they are most excited about at the “Showcase of the Immortals,” from Sami Zayn’s match against Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship to the Damage CTRL Civil War between IYO SKY and Bayley, and the two matches featuring Cody Rhodes […]

When Booker T broke the news on his Hall of Fame podcast that Sami Zayn was disappointed by the response he received to his match with Chad Gable on RAW, it came as a bit of a surprise. Sure, the conditions by which the reporting happened were totally cool, as Booker and Zayn ended up […]

If you’re a fan of professional wrestling, especially one who got into the sport in the heyday of the Monday Night Wars, you’re probably familiar with the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T‘s addition to the post-wrestling media landscape that runs through the greatest hits of professional wrestling past, present, and future And yet, on […]

After securing the decisive win over five other Superstars in a Gauntlet match to decide on the next challenger for Gunther’s Intercontinental Championship, Sami Zayn was riding high. Suddenly, after weeks and weeks of hoping for his chance to land a spot on the “Showcase of the Immortals,” Zayn had punched his ticket to the […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, Chad Gable finally earned his chance to punch his ticket to WrestleMania 40 and, more importantly, his chance at revenge against Gunther, the “Ring General,” Intercontinental Champion, and the man who made his daughter cry during their fantastic championship match last fall on RAW. On paper, the rules were […]

When news broke that Sami Zayn was going to be one of the competitors in a six-way Gauntlet match to decide on Gunther’s Intercontinental Championship challenger at WrestleMania 40, it felt like a perfect chance for the “Underdog from the Underground” to finally secure his spot at the “Showcase of the Immortals.” Sure, Zayn has […]

After weeks of feeling sullen about his future within the WWE Universe, Sami Zayn was finally afforded a light at the end of the tunnel on the first RAW of March, when Adam Pearce, perplexed as to who should challenge Gunther at WrestleMania 40, announced a Six-Way Gauntlet match to decide on the next Intercontinental […]

Just this time last year, Sami Zayn was part of the hottest storyline in the WWE, putting him right in the middle of the Main Event picture. This year, Sami Zayn is still a hot commodity for the company, but his WWE 2K24 ratings reveal that he’s now relegated back to the midcard. With WWE […]

One year ago, Sami Zayn was on top of the WWE Universe. He’d just experienced a dramatic breakup with the hottest faction in professional wrestling, The Bloodline, was set to compete in the biggest match of his career in a hometown throwdown with Roman Reigns at the Elimination Chamber in his hometown, and was slowly […]

When news broke that Sami Zayn was going to be out of action for reasons both personal and Kayfabe following an “injury” at the hands of Drew McIntyre, it left a hole at the top of the RAW card. Now sure, technically, RAW had more main event caliber performers than they knew what to do […]

After taking a few weeks off of television in December following an unsuccessful effort against Drew McIntyre in the pursuit of a rematch for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on RAW, Sami Zayn finally returned to the ring for WWE’s Holiday Tour, working matches with Jey Uso as a tag team in New York and […]