WWE Hall of Famer Edge who is also an eleven times former WWE World Champion recently talked about the heel run of Sami Zayn and he also discussed the success behind this character of him.
Sami Zayn is playing his heel character since 2017 and in this four years time period, he never turned babyface. He made his WWE debut in NXT in 2015 as a babyface, he was a face during his main roster debut as well. He was quite a lovable face and fans always loved him both in NXT and in the main roster.
Edge Explains The Success Of Sami Zayn’s Heel Run
On the main event of WWE Hell in a Cell 2017, Kevin Owens Battle against Shane McMahon in Hell in a Cell match. Sami helped Kevin to win this match and this is how he turned heel. Kevin Owens turned babyface after two years of Sami Zayn turning heel, but Sami never got a gimmick change after turning heel in 2017.
The heel turn of Sami did not bring a lot of success for him, neither he was treated as a main event star after that. But he always remained a constant mid card. He got two WWE intercontinental championship runs after turning heel. And that is the only success he got in the main roster.
Edge who is an eleven times former WWE World Champion recently spoke to Sports Illustrated where he talked about the heel run of Sami Zayn and he also discussed the success behind this character of him. He said;
“I would love to share the ring with Sami Zayn. And I would love to do it in Toronto. We’d keep it real simple. He can come out in his Habs jersey, I’ll come out in my Leafs jersey, and we’ll go from there.
“There’s a key to Sami’s success. There is an element of truth to all his promos. As a heel, you have to have that nugget of truth. If you have it, you can push everything else forward. So his promos feel much more real. He’s doing incredible work.
“The crowd just knows to boo this guy. That’s to his credit. His promos, his character work—Sami is incredible. He’s gone from El Generico, then this plucky babyface with checkered tights and Mighty Mighty Bosstones–type music. Now he looks like some kind of dictator. I really dig it. Thinking about it, I can’t wait for it to happen.”