1. Sami Zayn is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sami Zayn.
40 Facts About Sami Zayn
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Sami Zayn is the only person to have won both of PWG's annual tournaments, the Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament in 2010 and the Battle of Los Angeles in 2011.
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Sami Zayn teamed with the Ring Crew Express in the Trios Tournament 2005, losing to the Rottweilers.
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Sami Zayn only received a few more matches, losing to Austin Aries at Fate of an Angel and getting his first win against fellow IWS alumnus Kevin Steen at The Homecoming.
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Sami Zayn's final ROH match of this run was a loss to Homicide at Dragon Gate Invasion.
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Sami Zayn defeated Delirious, Chris Hero and Davey Richards, only to lose in the final match of the tournament to Claudio Castagnoli.
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Sami Zayn then formed a team with Colt Cabana and together the two of them started a feud with Steen and his new partner Steve Corino.
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When Sami Zayn targeted Dallas' NXT Championship, Dallas cost Sami Zayn his match against Cesaro's fellow Real American Jack Swagger.
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However, Sami Zayn masqueraded as the masked El Local and defeated Dallas to earn his title shot.
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In November 2013, after tying a Beat the Clock challenge with Adrian Neville by defeating Leo Kruger, Sami Zayn lost a number one contender's match to Neville on the November 27 episode of NXT.
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Sami Zayn moved on to feud with Kruger and the feud culminated in Sami Zayn winning a two-out-of-three falls match on the January 1,2014, episode of NXT.
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In June 2014, Sami Zayn went on to feud with Tyson Kidd after Kidd abandoned him during their match against NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension.
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Sami Zayn and Rose lost in the second round to the Lucha Dragons.
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When Sami Zayn, Kidd and Tyler Breeze each staked a claim for an NXT Championship match, champion Neville agreed to face all three in a fatal-four-way match at the next NXT TakeOver event.
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Sami Zayn retained the title against Neville in a rematch on the January 14,2015, episode of NXT, but suffered another post-match attack by Owens.
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Sami Zayn was heavily favored by the crowd over Cena, but ultimately lost the match.
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However, Sami Zayn had injured his shoulder before the match and underwent an MRI for further analysis.
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On January 24,2016, at the Royal Rumble, Sami Zayn competed in the Rumble match at No 20, eliminating Kevin Owens before being eliminated by Braun Strowman.
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Sami Zayn continued to score victories against the likes of The Miz and Stardust.
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On July 19 at the 2016 WWE Draft, Sami Zayn was drafted to Raw.
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Later that night, Owens and Sami Zayn interfered in the main event and attacked Shane, which backfired after Shane attacked both with a steel chair and Orton delivered an RKO to Owens.
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Sami Zayn walked out on Owens during a tag team match against Styles and Nakamura two nights later on SmackDown.
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Sami Zayn then said he would lay down for Owens, only for Sami Zayn to pin Owens in a fatal five-way match.
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Sami Zayn was later reported to have undergone a successful double shoulder surgery.
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Sami Zayn then competed in the King of the Ring tournament, but lost in the first round to Cedric Alexander.
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At Royal Rumble on January 31,2021, Zayn entered at No 3 but was eliminated by Big E On the February 12 episode of SmackDown, Zayn teamed with King Corbin and defeated Mysterios to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match at the namesake event.
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Sami Zayn then challenged Knoxville to a match at WrestleMania 38 which was made official shortly after.
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At the Royal Rumble, Reigns proceeded to have the rest of The Bloodline beat Owens down following the match, but Sami Zayn refused to join the beatdown and eventually hit Reigns with a chair, leading to the entire Bloodline attacking Sami Zayn, turning face for the first time since 2017.
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Later that night, Sami Zayn confronted Jey in the ring and was beaten up by The Usos, and Owens ran out to save Sami Zayn and embraced him.
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Later that night, a match between McDonagh and Sami Zayn was announced for the Crown Jewel Kickoff show, and Sami Zayn took on Damian Priest in the show's main event where he lost via disqualification after Jey Uso took out Priest while fending off the other members of The Judgment Day.
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At Survivor Series: WarGames, Sami Zayn teamed up with Jey Uso, Cody Rhodes, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, and the returning Randy Orton in a WarGames match against The Judgment Day's Damian Priest, JD McDonagh, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio and Finn Balor, and Drew McIntyre, where Sami Zayn's team would emerge victorious.
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On Night 1 of WrestleMania XL, Sami Zayn defeated Gunther to win the Intercontinental Championship for the fourth time, ending Gunther's record-setting title reign at 666 days and giving him his first pinfall loss on the main roster.
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One week later, Sami Zayn attacked Gable during his match with Reed, causing another disqualification.
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Later that night, Sami Zayn announced that he would defend his title against Gable and Reed in a triple threat match at King and Queen of the Ring, where Sami Zayn retained his title after pinning Reed.
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At Clash at the Castle: Scotland, Sami Zayn defeated Gable to retain the title, ending their feud.
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At Money in the Bank, Sami Zayn successfully retained the title against Bron Breakker.
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At Crown Jewel, Sami Zayn came to the aid of his former Bloodline stablemates Roman Reigns and The Usos, after they were defeated by the current iteration of The Bloodline, now led by Solo Sikoa and consists of Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa and Jacob Fatu, at the event.
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Sami Zayn would go on to lose the match, and would subsequently be attacked by a returning Drew McIntyre.
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Sami Zayn is a devout Muslim, and in 2023 during WWE's trip to Saudi Arabia for Night of Champions, he completed an Umrah.
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Sami Zayn is a vegan, and is fluent in English, Arabic, and French.