Sami Zayn has become one of the most popular stars in WWE over the last year, but it’s been a long road to the top for the former Intercontinental Champion. Zayn originally signed with WWE in January of 2013 and it seems that his persistence is paying off.
Konnan recently discussed Sami’s success on the Keepin’ It 100 podcast and he noted that he always thought Sami had a lot of potential while explaining why Zayn was a little hesitant to join WWE.
“Sami came to Mexico under hood. Jack Evans brought him in. So Jack Evans brought him in and I remember looking at him and going, ‘wow! This guy’s got incredible potential.’ And then I saw him at a Teddy Hart show in Canada and he was just about to go to WWE and I remember he was sitting next to me and he kept going, because this is when WWE wasn’t using people right, you know, they had a lot of talent they just weren’t using them right. (…) So, he was like, ‘you know, should I go to WWE or not? I think I wanna go but I don’t want to live the rest of my career thinking what if, right?'”
“I thought to myself. I didn’t tell him this. I go, ‘you’re probably gonna go in there, get stuck in that talent glut that they have but I’ve always said: talent rises to the top. And sooner or later, as people leave or whatever the case may be, he’s gonna get his chance. But he’s gonna have to wait.’ And basically that’s what happened.”
Sami Zayn will challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber on Saturday, February 18. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.
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