Sami Zayn Talks About Trying To Give Arabs A Positive Image In WWE

Former WWE NXT Champion Sami Zayn was recently interviewed by Sport 360 to discuss the WWE tour in Abu Dhabi that concluded yesterday. Below are some highlights:

Representing Arabs:

“It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do in terms of being an Arab presence in an Arab market as I don’t think a lot of people have been able to do it in wrestling. Certainly in the WWE there has never been a positive Arab image so if I can contribute to that then I feel great about that. Not just for myself but the whole Arab market.”

Not being given a stereotypical gimmick:

“I’m very proud that I can be myself. I’m not trying to be Arabic, I’m just being me and I happen to be Arabic. I think that might be refreshing to some people and it’s a bit more realistic than these pantomime villains we’ve seen before. Hopefully I can change some people’s perceptions being a down-to-earth human being that happens to be Arabic. Whether you’re Arabic or Portuguese it doesn’t really matter. A dude’s a dude!”