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In a company where some wrestlers go their entire career without having a WrestleMania moment, let alone one in the main event of the “Showcase of the Immortals,” Kevin Owens has the rare privilege of having two, as he was able to wrestle “Stone Cold” Steve Austin in 2022 and followed it up with another […]

Growing up a fan of wrestling in Canada during the late 1980s and early 1990s, one performer reigned supreme among the greater fandom: Bret “The Hitman” Hart. The son of Stu, brother-in-law of Jim Neidhart, and older brother of Owen, Hart brought everything to the table that a young fan like Edge, Sami Zayn, Kevin […]

For a young Canadian wrestler-in-training like Sami Zayn, there were few performers as aspirational as Edge, the Orangeville, Ontario, native who came up on the indies before becoming the “Rated-R Superstar” under the watchful eye of Vince McMahon. Originally debuting in the ring all the way back in 1993 under his real name, Adam Copeland, […]

After punching their ticket to the O2 Arena in London for a WWE World Tag Team Championship match with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, Pretty Deadly found themselves the special guests of The Grayson Waller Effect, the Smackdown-based talk show that just can’t seem to get over with audiences despite the undeniable charisma of its […]

By winning the SmackDown number one contender’s tag team gauntlet match, even if they only got one flukey elimination versus the Brawling Brutes, who got four, Pretty Deadly officially secured themselves a match against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, which will take place at the O2 Arena in […]

Why did Sami Zayn work so well in The Bloodline? Was it his quick wit in coming up with nicknames like “The Honorary Uce,” and how he was feeling “Ucey?” Or maybe his willingness to be the butt of the joke and look foolish in an earnest attempt to entertain fans? Well, in the opinion […]

For years, fans and non-fans alike have drawn comparisons between what promoters like Eric Bischoff, Paul Heyman, and Vince McMahon – and now Paul “Triple H” Levesque – put on the screen each week and the soap operas that have dominated daytime television since, well, since daytime television became a thing. Both have excessive drama, […]

For many fans of WWE, the time Sami Zayn spent as “The Honorary Uce” in The Bloodline will go down as the true highlight of the faction’s near-three-year stranglehold on the top of the RAW and SmackDown card. A classic fish-out-of-water story, Zayn used his wit, his charm, and his exceptional comedic timing to create […]

After watching Jey Uso get offered the word, the United States Championship, and a spot as the Tribal Chief-in-training as the right-hand man of Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn decided to pull aside Rikishi’s second-born son to give him a counterpoint before he decided to turn his back on his twin once and for all. Though […]

Sami Zayn is one of the biggest names in WWE today, mainly due to his involvement in The Bloodline storyline. Zayn has been a huge fan favorite and an excellent heel during his run in WWE, but nothing comes close to his work with The Bloodline. The Bloodline storyline is arguably the best story WWE […]

When Sami Zayn lost his match to Johnny Knoxville at WrestleMania 38, he knew his WWE career couldn’t go on the same way without it having serious ramifications on his wrestling career. A certified jack of all trades capable of being serious, funny, working in tag teams, or wrestling solo, Zayn didn’t want to be […]

Ric Flair and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. Shawn Michaels and Bret “The Hitman” Hart. The Undertaker and Kane… Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens? Though the current Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions maybe feel a tad out of place in the same conversation as those six Hall of Famers, Corey Graves put the long-time frenemies in […]

After being held off of every card WWE booked in Saudi Arabia since 2014 – where he went 2-1 against a murder’s row of Heath Slater, Cesaro, and Damien Sandow on a house show tour – Sami Zayn made his triumphant return to the Middle East at Night of Champions, where he and Kevin Owens […]

After securing his second “Premium Live Event” main event tag team win over The Bloodline in 2023, defeating Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa at Night of Champions on the former’s 1,000th day as the Universal Champion, Sami Zayn was feeling very good about himself, so much so that, when he and Kevin Owens took the […]

After powering through six matches filled with highs and lows, title wins, unconscious losses, and more than a few head-scratching moments, WWE closed out Night of Champions with the match of the night, having Roman Reigns, on his 1,000th day as the Universal Champion, facing off against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens alongside Solo Sikoa […]

Between addressing a live WWE audience one final time in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and flying across the Atlantic to prepare for their match against Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens sat down for a special interview with Cathy Kelley for The Bump. Discussing Owens’ preferred […]

On the final episode of RAW before Night of Champions, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens decided to walk out to the center of a ring in front of a sold-out Hershey, Pennsylvania crowd to deliver one final live promo – Friday’s SmackDown is pre-taped – before they defend their titles against Roman Reigns and Solo […]

After 21 years in the trenches, fighting through setbacks, gimmick changes, and even a character swap from indie to the WWE, Sami Zayn finally reached the apex of the industry when he headlined the first night of WrestleMania 39. Standing in the ring with Kevin Owens, his fellow French Canadian whom he quite literally came […]

After learning about WWE’s game-changing decision to have Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa, not The Usos, challenge for the Undisputed Tag Team Championships, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens took the ring for the opening segment of RAW to try to talk out what just happened alongside the ruckus crowd of Greensboro fans in attendance. “Greensboro, […]

For the first time since WrestleMania 39, Roman Reigns appeared on SmackDown, and needless to say, he wasn’t too happy with The Usos, who lost not one, but two matches to Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens with the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships belts on the line. Taking the ring to a mixture of boos […]

After spending the better part of a year in or around The Bloodline, initially working for the faction as an associate, then joining the family as “The Honorary Uce” before ultimately falling out with Roman Reigns and The Usos culminating in matches at the Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 39, Sami Zayn acknowledges that his time […]

At the moment, Sami Zayn is one of the biggest stars in all of WWE; he headlined the Elimination Chamber in Montreal, won the final match of Night 1 of WrestleMania 39 alongside his tag team partner Kevin Owens, and currently stands undisputed with his long-time pal as not only the top tag team in […]

After dropping their WrestleMania 39 rematch against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships, The Usos really need a win in San Juan, Purto Rico to get back in the good graces of The Bloodline’s leader, Roman Reigns. Fortunately, the Brothers Fatu have a not-so-secret weapon they’re ready to deploy […]

Though its proverbial doors have been shuttered since all the way back in September of 2022, the fingerprints of NXT UK have been all over WWE’s on-screen product, with Paul “Triple H” Levesque booking ex-NXT UK Champion Gunther like a god with the Intercontinental Championship, Noam Dar officially bringing the UK Heritage Cup to Orlando, […]

After securing a shockingly clean win on The Usos in a rematch of the main event of Night 1 of WrestleMania 39, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were in relatively good spirits, or at least as good spirits as a certified curmudgeon like KO can get at this stage in his career. Sitting down for […]

To some, landing in WWE is just the next logical step after a successful career doing something else; Top Dolla signed with WWE after his time as a journeyman defensive tackle in the NFL, the Cavinder twins have effectively left their basketball-playing careers in the past in favor of two one-way tickets to Orlando, and […]

After securing a six-man tag win over Legado Del Fantasma alongside his brothers, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa, Jey Uso was riding high. He was on the phone with another member of The Bloodline, either Roman Reigns or Paul Heyman, celebrating the win, he was ordering some mahi mahi with extra soy sauce, and he […]

If you listened to Sami Zayn speak during the month of March, there was one message he continued to reiterate above all others: The Bloodline was going to fall at WrestleMania 39. On paper, his case was pretty strong; if he and his tag team partner, Kevin Owens, were able to take out The Usos […]

After finding themselves without championships for the first time in years, literally, The Usos have one thing and one thing only that they want to accomplish in the WWE Universe moving forward: regaining their Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships. Fortunately, the brothers have been afforded a chance to remedy that very situation in two weeks’ […]

With WrestleMania 39 officially in the record book, fans waited with bated breath for reviews to roll in for the “Showcase of the Immortals,” with one reviewer’s opinion ranking above all others: Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. The Rodger Ebert of wrestling since he began his venture some forty years ago, Meltzer’s grades hold […]

After securing the biggest wins of their respective careers in the main event of Night 1 of WrestleMania 39, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were tasked with addressing the assembled media at SoFi Stadium, and unsurprisingly, they had a lot to say. From talking about Super Dragon and PWG, to being from Montreal, to Owens […]

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn had one thing and one thing only on their mind heading into WrestleMania 39: ending The Bloodline. After being cast into supporting roles for years as Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, The Usos, and, eventually, Solo Sikoa ran roughshod at the top of the card, finally, the Montreal Kids would earn […]

With WrestleMania 39 officially here, the entire WWE Universe is preparing itself for what might just be one of the biggest shows in the promotion’s history. Three record-length title reigns are on the line, young, hungry stars are looking to unseat older legends, and with just seven matches set to go down on Night 1 […]

After bidding his time during the opening segment of SmackDown, listening to Kevin Owen’s impassioned speech to The Usos, and then the brothers, Jimmy and Jey, talking some trash back at them, Sami Zayn was afforded one final chance to address his Bloodline brothers before their forthcoming match at WrestleMania 39, and needless to say, […]

With WrestleMania week officially upon the WWE Universe, fans have no shortage of interesting storylines to follow heading into “The Showcase of the Immortals,” with none more intriguing than the will-they, won’t-they relationship between Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens as they prepare to wrestle the Undisputed WWE Universal Tag Team Champions, The Usos. Afforded a […]

With his United States Championship match against Austin Theory officially set to open up the first night of WrestleMania 39, John Cena has returned to the time-worn tradition of doing the media rounds to promote the event, a tradition that’s been perfecting for the better part of 20 years. Do you want to hear his […]

With the dynamic tag team of Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens officially reunited after a will-they, won’t-they storyline that ran through the entirety of the previous edition of Friday Night SmackDown, the WWE Universe was treated to a special edition of The KO Show with none other than “The Underdog of the Underground” lined up […]

On June 23rd, 2019, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeated The New Day, Big E and Xavier Woods, at Stomping Grounds. Why, you may ask, is that relevant? Well, because it marked the last time Owens and Zayn shared the ring on WWE programming as friends for the better part of four years, save a […]

When Cody Rhodes opened up SmackDown by walking down to the ring with a microphone in hand, fans knew they were in for a treat, but in an interesting twist of fate that paid off later, this time, “The American Nightmare” didn’t want to solely talk about himself. Sure, Rhodes still did a fair bit […]