Sami Zayn is a professional wrestler and the reigning Undisputed WWE Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Orlando, FL to discuss winning the WWE Championship twice after more than a decade in the company, being part of The Bloodline and becoming an Honorary Uce, the huge reaction to hitting Roman Reigns with a chair, the story behind the "not feeling very Ucey" line with Jey Uso, his WrestleMania 38 match against Johnny Knoxville, El Generico, the decades of history with Kevin Owens, and more!
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00:00 Intro
01:13 Sami has been on a crazy run
03:43 Becoming WWE Champion
06:28 Bloodline story
11:18 Never dreamed of being WWE Champion
22:04 Leaving Quebec and tackling the indies
25:31 Staying hidden until NXT/wrestling without a mask
29:31 Arabic/Canadian upbringing
33:23 Kevin Owens
39:39 Wrestling fans have no idea
48:09 His approach to promos
53:32 Being babyface or heel
59:11 WrestleMania 38 vs Johnny Knoxville
01:08:19 Royal Rumble 2023 reaction
01:11:41 Elimination Chamber in Montreal vs Roman Reigns
01:16:43 Watching the Montreal Screwjob live
01:18:13 Main Event Of WrestleMania 39 Night 1
01:20:23 Sami Uso
01:26:08 Beating Gunther for the Intercontinental Title/El Grande Americano
01:28:44 Losing the WWE Title to CM Punk
01:30:53 2nd WWE Title win
01:34:58 Being hot vs being over
01:38:38 Passion for wrestling
01:45:01 Dislocating shoulder vs John Cena
01:48:43 Gratitude
02:01:53 Being present and in the moment
02:04:08 Last "real job" before wrestling
02:08:23 3 things he's grateful for
02:09:53 Neville/PAC/Ben Satterley
02:14:48 Gratefulness cont.
02:17:18 Refusing to Google some things
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