There’s no denying that Sami Zayn has become one of the most popular wrestlers in WWE thanks to his storyline with The Bloodline. For months now people have been talking about the story and business is about to pick up with Sami Zayn set to challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship next week.
Paul Heyman has been a key figure in The Bloodline as he’s been working as Roman Reigns’ special counsel since 2020, but back in 2019 he was the Executive Director of Monday Night Raw while Eric Bischoff was the Executive Director of SmackDown. During a recent appearance on the Keepin’ It 100 podcast Bischoff talked about what it was like to put the rosters together and he noted that Paul Heyman insisted that Sami be part of the SmackDown brand.
“I met Sami when I was there in 2019. At that point of time Paul Heyman and I were splitting the roster, right? So, we were doing trades. It was like fantasy football trades but twice a week trying to build our own roster. And when it came to Sami, Paul Heyman was like, ‘nah, you take him. You’ll love working with Sami,’ because Paul didn’t want to work with him. And that’s how I got to know Sami. You know, just kind of digging into him a little bit and seeing what he was about. He’s a very very very smart cat. Like you gotta pay close attention because the best part of Sami’s in between the lines. He’s gold if you listen to him closely. He’s really talented.”
Sami Zayn will challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber on February 18. Stay tuned for updates.
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