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After going through a whirlwind of emotions on SmackDown, from arriving with the Bloodline to being kicked out of Roman Reigns’ locker room by the “Tribal Cheif” and Paul Heyman, to being invited back into the group but not to the contract signing only to emerge from the back too late to stop Kevin Owens […]

Sami Zayn was dealt a bad hand on Friday Night SmackDown. Arriving at the WWE show alongside his Island of Relevancy buddies, The Bloodline, Zayn was rejected by “The Tribal Cheif” not once but twice on the show before being kicked out of the group’s locker room following an impassioned speech from Reigns declaring that […]

Folks, it’s official: Vince McMahon owns WWE. … okay, maybe that isn’t news news, as that’s been the case for what, five decades now? But for a time on Tuesday, during NXT’s New Year’s Evil no less, that really didn’t look like it was going to be the case anymore, as rumors were swirling like […]

What do Kevin Owens and an elephant have in common, WWE fans? Well, they never forget, or at least have incredibly long memories. KO remembers the last time he worked with Elias, the number of times he wrestled Roman Reigns, and even how many times he wrestled his long-time friend, Sami Zayn, in a WWE […]

It’s hard to imagine WWE without Kevin Owens. Sure, the “Prizefighter” hasn’t held championship gold in quite some time, since July of 2017 to be exact, but from his feud with Ezekiel to his on-again, off-again war with Sami Zayn, it’s clear the well-traveled veteran is a flexible talent capable of working up and down […]

2022 was a breakout year for several wrestlers across several promotions. Liv Morgan rose to stardom in 2022. The Acclaimed became one of the most enjoyable teams in wrestling. Sami Zayn is finally in the WWE main event picture. With 2022 coming to an end, it’s time to discuss which wrestlers are due for a […]

With 2022 winding down, it’s hard to say anyone on the WWE Universe had a better year than Sami Zayn; he worked a marquee match with Johnny Knoxville at WrestleMania 38 that garnered press coverage outside of the professional wrestling world, joined the top faction in all of wrestling, The Bloodline, and surprisingly got it […]

As WWE’s calendar year winds down for the year, with just one final live main roster show left on the books in a December 30th show set to be headlined by a tag team match between Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns versus Kevin Owens and John Cena, the company is looking for ways to celebrate […]

John Cena has been a member of the WWE Universe for 20 years, as his 20-year anniversary celebration earlier this year was held to celebrate. He’s wrestled in 2,218 matches, according to Cagematch, won 25 championships in the promotion – 27 if you count OVW – and at the tender age of 45, could theoretically […]

Sami Zayn is on a roll in the WWE Universe; he’s uber-over with the fans, he’s a WarGames winner, and, after months of in-fighting, Jey Uso can finally call him a friend, completing his acceptance within The Bloodline. Surely life is good for Zayn, but being friends with Jey isn’t just a one-way street. No, […]

Sami Zayn has been a member of WWE since 2013. He’s worked 811 matches for The Fed on RAW, SmackDown, and NXT – plus hundreds more as an outside-the-ring helper – has worked true-blue “wrestling” programs like his various runs with Kevin Owens that draw massive respect from “smart marks,” and now sits as arguably […]

Sami Zayn has been a member of the WWE Universe since 2013, when he jumped ship from the indies – namely Ring of Honor – to the “big leagues.”  Whether working on RAW, SmackDown, or NXT, Zayn has taken part in 810 official WWE matches, according to Cagematch, with hundreds more matches spent ringside serving […]

Before Kevin Owens was Kevin Owens: WWE Superstar, he was Kevin Steen, the name on his birth certificate and the name he used while tearing up indie rings all over the world with or without everyone’s favorite luchador, El Generico. Before officially joining the WWE in 2014, Owens worked for what feels like a majority […]

If there’s one thing Mark Calaway, aka The Undertaker, knows about more than seemingly anyone else, it’s how to be a WWE Superstar. In his prime and even for a good while after it, very few things in professional wrestling got a bigger pop than the opening bell tolls of “Rest In Peace,” as it […]

With Survivor Series in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look ahead to the Road to WrestleMania. With the Royal Rumble and the Elimination Chamber coming up, it’s time to discuss Roman Reigns’ next opponents at those events. It’s still up in the air whether or not Roman Reigns is taking on The Rock at […]

At Survivor Series WarGames, Sami Zayn officially made his intentions known in the WWE Universe: “The Honorary Uce” is pushing all of his chips to “The Head of the Table.” That’s right, despite showing no real signs of dissension with the group he’s been slowly but surely trying to join since April, fans wondered whether […]

And just that, it was done; WWE’s Survivor Series WarGames is officially over, and needless to say, fans of The Fed the world over will be talking about this one for a long, long time. From Becky Lynch’s big-time return in a huge way to the WWE Universe as the ringer of Team Bianca Belair […]

Though it feels like they’ve been working together forever, Sami Zayn has only been part of WWE’s The Bloodline for roughly six months, when he started hanging around the faction shortly after WrestleMania. Since then, Zayn has weaseled his way into (almost) every member of the faction’s heart, including Solo Sikoa, who wasn’t even a […]

Though it feels like just this month the WWE Universe invaded Saudi Arabia for a Roman Reigns-Logan Paul-led card at Crown Jewel – don’t check your calender, it was this month – Paul “Triple H” Levesque and his creative team are back at it again and this time, they’re bringing an extra ring for good […]

If there’s one thing WWE fans should be thankful for in 2022, it’s Sami Zayn. Though he started off the year nondescript enough, feuding with Johnny Knoxville in a comedy angle that ultimately paid off in a very unusual match at WrestleMania that featured mousetraps, bowling balls, and other Jack*ss-style shenanigans, Zayn teamed up with […]

The addition of Sami Zayn to The Bloodline drew plenty of ire from fans. After all, The Bloodline has been intact for well over a year as the dominant stable. We’ve seen the 5-star feud between Roman Reigns and Jey Uso. We’ve seen the return of Jimmy, officially reuniting the Usos and making the Bloodline […]

On the penultimate episode of WWE SmackDown before Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Jey Uso wasn’t being very “Uce-y.” What, you may ask, is “Uce-y?” Well, that’s hard to explain, really, as Sami Zayn sort of made it up on the spot in a hilarious adlib that got the entire Bloodline laughing their you-know-whats-off while […]

WWE is a wrestling promotion that is all about making legendary characters and big moments. They will always utilize the greats of yesteryear for the sake of nostalgia and ratings pops, and are always looking for key moments to add to the highlight reel for years to come. Sami Zayn, in particular, seems to understand […]

WWE has a thing for odd-couple tag teams. From Kane and Daniel Bryan, to Steven Austin and Dude Love, and, most relevant to this story, Owen Hart and Yokozuna, Vince McMahon might not have been the biggest fan of tag teams unless they were thrown together for you-know-whats and giggles. While these teams had varying […]

“Hey, I see right through you. You’ve got everybody and their momma out here fooled including my family but I see right through you, Sami Zayn. This your warning shot. If you even think about putting the family in jeopardy, I will get you.” – These words, spoken by Jey Uso on WWE SmackDown, highlighted […]

Sami Zayn is a lot of things to the WWE Universe; he’s a grizzled vet, the “Underdog From The Underground,” and remains very good friends with El Generico, one of the best silent luchadors in the history of the independent wrestling scene. Zayn has 40 matches with at least a four-star rating according to Dave […]

Sami Zayn is WWE’s official The Honorary Uce, and he doesn’t care who hears it. That’s right, after working with The Bloodline in an unofficial capacity for months, Roman Reigns finally addressed Zayn’s status head-on, with a tense segment featuring Jey Uso tearing off the “Underdog From The Underground’s” Bloodline shirt only to be handed […]

For weeks, Sami Zayn has been the WWE’s Honorary Uce, but that title, ironically enough, has been an honorary one. That’s right, though Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and even “The Wiseman” Paul Heyman have acknowledged Zayn’s stop as a reliable ally to The Bloodline, Roman Reigns has never actually acknowledged the […]

If there’s one person Jey Uso doesn’t like even a little bit, it’s Sami Zayn. He doesn’t like that he keeps trying to hang out with The Usos, likes his buddying up with Roman Reigns even less, and hates with every fiber of his being that the Laval, Quebec, Canada native calls himself The Honorary […]

After spending basically his entire WWE career as the heavily-scripted mouthpiece for Vince McMahon, Michael Cole has been freed up to actually commentate matches and express his personality on the mic for the first time since, well, probably 1999, when he was chosen to be the play-by-play commentator for SmackDown. The fans have finally turned […]

Watching the main roster debut of Solo Sikoa in the middle of a WWE ring, especially with The Usos on either side of him, must have been a special moment for Superstar-turned-Hall of Famer Rikishi. Though his other sons, Jimmy and Jay, have been crushing it in WWE for over a decade now, with the […]

There’s an old saying in professional wrestling, from WWE, to AEW, ROH, NJPW, and even Impact that goes a little something like this: A wrestler is only as good as their opponent. Sure, a veteran pro can get a fantastic match out of a much less experienced foe, as pretty much any (successful) celebrity-featuring match […]

It’s here, it’s finally here: WWE‘s Money in the Bank 2022 is upon us. Though it may not get the same hype as, say, WrestleMania or SummerSlam, Money in the Bank is one of the more consequential premium live events of the WWE calendar year, as the show’s namesake ladder match presents two wrestlers, one […]

Sami Zayn is a lot of things to the world of wrestling. He’s a current WWE superstar, a good friend of former Ring of Honor star El Generico, and decidedly not a friend of Johnny Knoxville, whom he wrestled – if you want to call it that – to a loss at WrestleMania 38 earlier […]

After playing Roman Reigns’ music to distract Riddle in a tag team bout versus the Usos that also featured Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn was named an honorary Uso and given a task that’s much easier said than done: Beat Riddle and banish him from SmackDown forever. Earning the main event bout in a contest that […]

Sami Zayn made his name in the pro wrestling world with his ‘El Generico’ character, where he gained a cult following. Now, Zayn no longer wears a mask and has changed the way he performs in WWE. Sami Zayn was recently on the Cheap Heat podcast where he talked about his ‘El Generico’ character. The […]

Sami Zayn has been enjoying life and working with the biggest pro-wrestling organization in the world, WWE. It was only a few years ago that the Canadian was wrestling with a mask to hide his identity. Now, Sami Zayn gets to work with the biggest names in the sport and he sometimes even forgets just […]

Bryan Danielson may no longer be in WWE but that doesn’t stop him from getting questions about the promotion. Recently he spoke about the feud between Sami Zayn and Jackass star Johnny Knoxville. The now AEW star spoke about it in an interview with METRO UK. Bryan Danielson actually finds it interesting, it seems there […]

Kevin Owens’ pro wrestling career could have been very different if it wasn’t for a chance meeting with Stone Cold Steve Austin at a Texas airport in 2005. Owens received advice from one of the greatest to ever do it in WWE. Sami Zayn was with Kevin Owens that day when they boldly decided to […]