27 Facts About Sami Zayn

Sami Zayn is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sami Zayn.

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.

Sami Zayn competed in a Four Corner Survival match on February 19,2005 at Do Or Die IV, but was unsuccessful.

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.

Sami Zayn eventually settled on the ring name Sami Zayn.

When Sami Zayn targeted Dallas' NXT Championship, Dallas cost Sami Zayn his match against Cesaro's fellow Real American Jack Swagger.

NXT General Manager John Bradshaw Layfield restarted the match when Sami Zayn won despite Dallas' foot being on the ropes, after which he sent Sami Zayn into an exposed turnbuckle to retain the title.

In November 2013, after tying a Beat the Clock challenge with Adrian Neville by defeating Kruger, Sami Zayn lost a number one contender's match to Neville on the November 27 episode of NXT.

Sami Zayn and Rose lost in the second round to the Lucha Dragons.

When Sami Zayn, Kidd and Breeze each staked a claim for an NXT Championship match, Neville agreed to face all three in a fatal-four-way match at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way.

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.

Sami Zayn was heavily favored by the crowd over Cena, but lost the match.

However, Sami Zayn had injured his shoulder before the match and underwent an MRI for further analysis.

On January 24,2016, at Royal Rumble, Sami Zayn entered the titular match at number 20, eliminating Owens before being eliminated by Braun Strowman.

The next night on Raw, Sami Zayn was scheduled to compete in a fatal four-way match against Owens, AJ Styles, and Chris Jericho to determine the number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but was attacked by Owens, who attacked him with a powerbomb through a table backstage, and replaced by a returning Cesaro.

Owens and Sami Zayn failed to win Styles's WWE Championship in a handicap match at Royal Rumble on January 28,2018 and at Fastlane on March 11 in a six-pack challenge.

Sami Zayn was later reported to have undergone a successful double shoulder surgery.

Sami Zayn returned from injury on the April 8,2019 episode of Raw, losing to Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor.

Shortly after, Sami Zayn joined forces with Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, being positioned as Nakamura's mouthpiece.

On January 31,2021, at Royal Rumble, Zayn entered at number 3, but was eliminated by Big E At Elimination Chamber on February 21, Zayn competed in the Elimination Chamber match where the winner would receive an immediate Universal Championship match, but was the second man eliminated by Kevin Owens.

At Royal Rumble on January 28, after Reigns retained the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Owens, he had the rest of The Bloodline beat Owens down, 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.

Two days later on Raw, Sami Zayn challenged Seth "Freakin" Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort.

At Royal Rumble on January 27,2024, Sami Zayn entered at number 30 and eliminated Priest before being eliminated by McIntyre.

At Royal Rumble on February 1,2025, Sami Zayn entered at number 27, but was eliminated by eventual winner Jey Uso.

Sami Zayn is a playable character in the video games WWE 2K15, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19, WWE 2K20, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, WWE 2K22, WWE 2K23, WWE 2K24 and WWE 2K25, where he stars as a cover athlete on the "Bloodline Edition".

Sami Zayn is a devout Sunni Muslim, and in 2023 during WWE's trip to Saudi Arabia for Night of Champions, he completed an Umrah.

Sami Zayn is a vegan, and is fluent in English, Arabic, and French.