WWE SmackDown star and a former three times WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn who is also a former WWE NXT Champion recently said that he thought he could be the WWE World Champion but he is not sure if he could be the face of the promotion.
Sami Zayn was introduced to the Bloodline storyline last year mostly as a part of a comedy segment. But the storyline became so popular as it became the centre of attraction. WWE decided to put all of its efforts on this storyline and ultimately Sami well done to become the most popular star on the WWE roster right now.
Sami Zayn Does Not Think He Could Be The Face Of WWE
From the very start to the bottom it was extremely entertaining and the fans had been totally hooked to it throughout. Sami remained a member of the Bloodline till the Royal Rumble pay per view event but after that he decided to part ways and he told babyface after attacking Roman Reigns. His popularity among the fans was reaching the sky.
At the Elimination Chamber pay per view event, he went on to challenge Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship. But that was pretty much it for him as WWE had no bigger plans for him afterwards. A lot of fans wanted him on the main event of WrestleMania 39, but unfortunately, it is not happening.
Sami Zayn who is also a former WWE NXT Champion recently spoke to Ariel Helwani where he said that he thought he could be the WWE World Champion but he is not sure if he could be the face of the promotion. He said;
“I could win the World Title. I could carry it for a while. I could do talk shows. I could do all that stuff. I don’t know if I’m the guy that you could necessarily hitch your wagon to for the next 5-10 years and be the face of the company.
“If nothing else, because I’m somewhat realistic about my physical — I’m not as big as Roman [Reigns] or [John] Cena or Brock [Lesnar], and that’s typically the guy who’s at the head of that scene because they want a certain projection,” said Sami. “I think for the long haul, could I win the World Title? I think especially because of the way the story is done.
“As I said a moment ago, if you do anything right, fans will buy it, and they’ll get into it. So I think at this point, the way things are built, and I’m not saying this is what’s going to happen if it was me and Roman at WrestleMania and I beat Roman, and we did it right, the way we’ve been doing it right the last nine months, No one’s going to go ‘Bogus. I’m out. I can’t take that,’ because we’ve done it right.
“I could be a guy who could carry that title six months, go on Jimmy Fallon, give a couple of jokes, have him do his fake laugh that he does, all that good stuff. Sure I could do that. I could probably do it in my sleep, to be honest, but I understand the company’s projection of what they see as the like face of the company, not being the champion.
“The champion and the face are almost two different things. I feel like I could be the champion, no problem. As far as being the guy that they like, ‘Number one, He’s our guy. He’s the poster boy. He’s the ultimate representation of what our company is,’ I know physically, I don’t fit that mold. So I don’t know if that’s me, like, being self-deprecating or what it is, but I’m a realist when it comes to that.”
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