Sami Zayn Interview: On WWE Performance Center, Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, Dream Matches & Lion King!

@jdscoop82 meets Sami Zayn at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Sami chats at length about his career in the indies, his progression into WWE, the Performance Centre and his relationship with the likes of fellow Ring of Honor alumni, CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. Also, his dream matches when he reaches the main WWE roster...

[@Enforcer122]

Probably the nicest guy on the planet

[@lolalola1465]

this man is adorable. I keep staring at him, feelin' like: No matter what you say - I could go on listening to you for hours. but I'm so afraid he might end up in mid-card section once they feature him on Raw. On NXT he is just huge

[@moeezalimazhar5137]

Well.. He's not even in the midcard. He's a manager i guess

[@jamesbroderick1032]

Ole Ole Ole Ole!

[@pain-of-love219]

Sweet hard !! you looks like a beautiful moon. ^_^ ♥

[@jamesbroderick1032]

Pain-Of-Love . what do you mean?

[@jamesbroderick1032]

Pain-Of-Love . I look beautiful?

[@pain-of-love219]

Yeah ^_^ you beautiful than everything lol

[@jamesbroderick1032]

Pain-Of-Love . thanks

[@abouttreefitty]

Zayn and Neville at Wrestlemania is definitely a dream match. Sami has such a bright future.

[@puggyxl]

Sami Zayn's upbeat personality and attitude reminds me so much of Mick Foley.

[@daPlumber702]

such a talented guy. I think he's gonna make it as Sami Zayn. Good on him!

[@socpens]

wow bustin out the freaks & geeks reference, sami's a chill guy!

[@HiSaimanSays]

This was so inspirational! Thanks for this video

[@ocaptainmycaptain3964]

Nice to see you here

[@AnupamMaurya-qf8kj]

Woah

[@chaitanya737]

Saiman baba 😂

[@hbk2467y2j]

Zayn is going to be something absolutely special in WWE. I just know that by looking at him; he's got one hell of a future.

[@juddtynan7927]

"Everything the light touches is the WWE and will be yours one day." "What about that dark shadowy place?" "No Sami! That is TNA, you must never go there."

[@Humanoidfreak]

+Judd Tynan Love it!!

[@daemyon6039]

10 years ago tna was a better place

[@druonyx5625]

So proud and happy for you Sami,, Infinite Blessings !!

[@ahoward8050]

James, thanks for the interview man. Hope to see more

[@BernerCheifs97]

Samis got a huge future ahead of him, and I can't wait to see it happen.

[@John_Frost28]

Québec represent!

[@Funkypanda87]

Sami Zayn = Future Face of WWE

[@marcosperez1329]

True. I rather see him than Cena.

[@daltonbailey1]

Marcos Perez Cena would probably end up putting him over anyway at some stage, don't know what you're complaining about.

[@TheTopTurnchuckle]

He has the athleticosm of Rey Mysterio and will have the charisma of John Cena in due time. The guy is the ultimate babyface and will draw millions

[@danielflorez8249]

and he is now a heel

[@ShahzebAliShahRazvi]

You got it 7 years ago 👏

[@saydmalaki3291]

I love how him and Kevin Steen have almost the same voice and speech.

[@georgewang8003]

What a nice humble guy. I hope he succeeds.

[@jmannxiiiaaron]

That ref in the background is Jason Ayers... Used to ref my matches when I was an indy wrestler in the Midwest :) He's an awesome guy.

[@ReviewThisFyi]

Sami Zayn should've mentioned KEVIN STEEN! FIGHT STEEN FIGHT!

[@mashuptv1483]

Sami Zayn is a great leader in NXT

[@stephengreen9352]

Sami zayn is going to be a future star and world champion n wrestling

[@tyerker]

I respect the hell out of Sami Zayn. Even if you just look at his body developing since joining NXT, he has a 6-pack now. He never had that as El Generico. But he is every bit as agile and entertaining as ever.

[@hayleylouise2367]

Screaming because im so damn happy Sami. Watching him as Generico for years and then seeing him get what he deserves is amazing.

[@starr0326]

HES SUCH A DORK I LOVE HIM

[@JoseGonzalezIII]

Amazingly humble, mega talented, and a true wrestling fan. Such respect for Sami. AND he's a Tim Horton's guy too! lol

[@Kaoren717]

He's definitely got this Daniel Bryan charisma about him, doesn't look like anything special on the surface but he's so personable it's hard not to like him. And from what I've heard about him from watching shoots and Steen's numerous stories, he seems to have a genuine carefree positive attitude which could launch him to the top quickly in the Triple H era, where the indy guys have been getting the spotlight.

[@drodge72]

kevin steen is coming to the wwe tryout soon.... triple h loves him. he is on record saying it.... just imagine the matches they will have. they are gonna tear the house down

[@drodge72]

it was maybe a year and a half ago when people were saying how much hhh loved his work... but steen was so busy he never could get to florida for a tryout until recently

[@firecrackerjack68]

Hope that Sami Zayn becomes part of the main roster, to be honest he's exciting to watch compared to John Cena, Randy Orton and Batista

[@Bob-zc4bm]

haha sami is funny and one heck of a talented wrestler!

[@LLMelvinL]

PUT SAMI ZAYN ON RAW!

[@ItzDSD]

***** Fuck sami zayn. Fire him he sucks. Hire El Generico he es numero uno.

[@AxielAssassin]

ItzDSD Sami Zayn and El Generico are good friends. They should be a tag team in NXT! Send Zayn to get Generico; the orphans will be okay without him.

[@TheDeFiler316]

AxielAssassin They could totally do a Cactus Jack/ Mick Foley split personality gimmick with that lol.

[@AxielAssassin]

TheDeFiler316 Nah, that is what they need to do with Adam Rose/Leo Kreuger/third personality.

[@ahmedmalah1274]

ItzDSD fuck you

[@Dragonball4eva]

He's also a Freaks and Geeks fan? Another reason to like him. Can't wait till he wins the NXT title.

[@wisewolftony]

Well he did but then his nightmare showed up and ripped it away from his lifeless body after Powerbombing him 5 times. I have a feeling thought at WM Zayn may get his revenge.

[@BikiniDeathSquad]

Really likeable guy imo

[@sexton__hardcastle]

I cannot picture Sami Zayn as a heel.

[@oliversmith4548]

Who can?

[@sexton__hardcastle]

Oliver Smith WWE creative. I really hope he gets a good response, though that may be a pipe dream with these mild crowds at WWE events.

[@oliversmith4548]

If the crowd chants "Olé!", he'll be golden.

[@lolalola1465]

Evil CM Punk I can. Did you see him freakin out about what Neville said? he'd make a great heel

[@sexton__hardcastle]

Lola Pianola Get out.

[@TheDarkNet-.-]

The Lion King vs The Tribal Chief, he always knew ☝🏼👀

[@georgewest276]

one of my fav wrestlers and seems like a humble guy

[@srinarayana]

El Generico!!!

[@AkaiNeko4]

What are you talking about? El Generico is back in Mexico, taking care of orphans. This is Sami Zayn.

[@lolalola1465]

***** I've said this before and I'll say this again: Generico is Spider Man :D

[@Renhur98]

AkaiNeko4 el generico is dead :( he was murdered, kevin steen said it

[@GokuBlack-ry3ot]

Renato Hurtado said it or did it?

[@jayjaybirdsnest]

Jesus el generico sounds alot like Kevin Steen.

[@pabloamador667]

***** Honestly, Everyone keeps confusing this kid with El Generico.

[@MidwestMachete]

If only Steen could use his black Magic to revive Generico.

[@julian6087]

Generico isn't dead he's building house for orphans in Mexico

[@DavidDavisDH]

Ive seen El Generico vs. Daniel Bryan in PWG, it was so great, but I can't remember which show. I wish he kept the mask in WWE :(

[@michiganjack1337]

Does anybody else see Seth Rogan? It must be the Canadian heritage. Looking forward to seeing more "El Generico" on Prime Time.

[@inhumanrampager]

If he ever ends up on Raw, he and Daniel Bryan should re-enact the hug it out from ROH.

[@TristanGooding]

He's an awesome dude. I met him during his last PWG show, when he was still El Generico. He never breaks character, it's awesome.

[@TiciTotyTony]

Great skills, awesome dude.....looks like Seth Rogen but chill dude

[@IzzyIzzy100]

did he just mention that he's Canadian? why are so many Canadians just so damn laid back & cool lol. examples edge.christan,trish straus, reene young, chris jerico

[@colonelcrowther]

love how excited he is to be in wwe

[@YK-wj3hp]

there is a day sami will stand a brand new WWE champion, that day is all the holy shot bugs

[@dylanbaker8736]

im starting to see the seth rogen comparisons now especially near the end of the video

[@shantar3608]

The Canadian nice guy personality is so apparent in him. Kinda like Daniel Bryan, both traveled for 10 years in the Indys as well before WWE

[@TheDarkNet-.-]

@2:30 It finally came true. Took 10 years to get to WWE, just to have to scratch and claw another 8 years more. Hard work pays off is undefeated.☝🏼

[@johnathanwesleycritch5412]

I would love for WWE to bring in Sami's best friend, Kevin Steen, but sadly, I can't see that happening (at least not unless Steen loses about 30 pounds or more)

[@DC90]

Nothing generic about this guy.

[@jww112093]

It's Titus' brother Dave!

[@illmaticy]

Oh shit, he is just like Seth Rogan, can't believe I never noticed that lol

[@WMWAnimations]

amazing

[@grid462]

Vince: turn this guy heel! And Bayley .. And Bryan .. and Ali. To the billionaires these guys are obvious heels.

[@palle67]

heel sami>>>face sami heel baylay>>>face crybaby baylay ali is just a generic wrestler with 0 promo ability

[@TheDarkNet-.-]

@@palle67 You spoke to soon. Now he's the biggest face in the world.

[@DGWrestling]

awesome wrestler !

[@DroBONILLA1]

Viva El Generico

[@Spear100Head]

god damn he looks like seth rogans long lost brother

[@diegolovato2691]

Wow watched this because of his recent interview of cm punk

[@codysnyder90]

Sami Zayn is so cool. I wanna hang out with him and just talk life.

[@dericschryver4044]

sami v neville winner gets a shot at the big one wwe

[@dericschryver4044]

neville would get better pay

[@Headbanger142]

Deric Schryver Better pay but he'll get buried among the rest of the lame roster that never gets over.

[@dericschryver4044]

finn balor is amongst the next to join wwe's main roster

[@mantiskungfu728]

I wish i followed wrestling more closely... I had no idea he was el Generico, meaning I def knew el generico, but I didn't know he signed to wwe.. makes me wish I didn't wait so long to get the wwe network, but then again we shouldn't have to wait so long to see the talent.

[@briangp882]

I'm 15 turning 16 in the summer and Ima start training

[@Nih1l__]

Good luck

[@mhd1442]

Good luck, i'm 14 and i'm gonna start training at 15 , I love this business more than any other business in the world , and see comment like that of other people who had the same goal and same mindset inspire me so good luck ;-)

[@meghanphat7516]

Im starting to train. I just turned 14. Its been a dream of mine ever since I was 8

[@itslikewhatever]

Very happy for this guy, he's earned a spot in the WWE. Such an amazing talent. As for looking like Seth Rogan, he kinda does, but he looks more like a shorter, more Ginger-like Chris Hero!

[@cerritoboy]

He looks more like ZAch Galifianakis!

[@marshallchua]

Is it just me ?? But sami zyan looks exactly like seth rogens just saying

[@joaquimsantos6600]

Gosto destes programas são um espetáculo

[@shevvin2014]

how do you even get into doing this job ? at first i thought you were just a guy with this random camera just by chance you got to meet daniel bryan..this is pretty cool dude :)

[@psychosissafari]

Is that Robbie Brookside training in the background?

[@Alaws32]

God damn it. I just want to hang out with Sami Zayn

[@PixelHero89]

EL GENERICO NUMERO UNO!

[@RobinQ17]

I like this guy

[@adzter96]

They should have just put sami v cesaro on the wm card it got a match of the year nomination last year even though hardly anyone saw it that shows how good it was they are both really good all-round.

[@lightscameronreaction6860]

At this point and time I'll take the new generation over the current generation.

[@cheesecake7101]

This guy looks like Grenn from Game of Thrones

[@troylandzerep8045]

To be honest El gen./.. *cough* *ole* *cough* Zayn Looks like.. a Very skinny Seth Rogen. Plus they both sound a like..

[@anime0214]

he has a goodmic omg he need to go to raw or smackdown

[@Warhammer76]

Seth Rogen Lookalike!!!!

[@cskaismful]

Every time I see or hear Sami I mistake him for Seth Rogen lol. Every damn time, I could swear they are lost twins for real lol

[@DXHatakeKakashi]

can we expect him to be on the main roster after wrestlemania >.>?

[@Moredread25]

Man, he kind of just rambled in the middle there. Did you notice when he had to correct himself when he said that he and Adrian Neville had wrestled?

[@Moredread25]

I know, but I was commenting on him not being able to use the word wrestled. WWE does not like the word wrestling, so he had to say they 'performed' together.

[@itsjezterm1996]

Zayn teaming up with CM Punk at War games 2024. 🔥

[@TwoWorldsOfPeace]

This is so silly but has anyone else noticed that in this interview and many of his NXT interviews Sami Zayn starts off his repose with "Yeah" even if it's not a yes or no question?

[@BalwantSingh-nk1ss]

Sami Zayn is Seth Rogen's twin lol

[@TheVarietyVendor]

I would love to see him against Cesaro in a month or so on Raw. Give him that 1,2,3 kid on Razor Ramon upset. Then make em a tag team. for a while then let Cesaro go off to the main event. While Zayne works great matches with the midcard. I'd love to see him go against Ziggler, RVD, Cody Rhodes, Luke Harper, Sheamus, Wade Barrett, Miz and even Bo Dallas. But my dream match is to see Zayne/Jericho at Wrestlemania.

[@wlwilliford0207]

OLE !!!!

[@rashadjohnson6552]

I digg the Syrian wristband #AlIslam

[@casanovar9114]

6:43

[@PranayPokhriyal567]

oley oley oley oley oley oley

[@ikicash5731]

everyone that is friends with paul London always makes it to the wwe

[@Youngjab2012]

Daniel Bryan vs Sami Zayn at Wrestlemania 31 make it happen Vince

[@Humanoidfreak]

Well then. Now i'm just gonna see a skinny Seth Rogen whenever Sami comes out.

[@breowewin]

When did Seth Rogen join the WWE family, and I think he's lost weight...:)

[@zanicboom]

Hola 😳

[@brandonyamamoto3480]

I didn’t know Sami n Daniel Bryan r friends

[@joekori6998]

Ole!!!!

[@metal0587]

He's a great wrestler.I think that WWE should bring him and Adrian Neville to the main roster as soon as possible. It's a shame that they are bringing Bo Dallas and Adam Rose to RAW and leave talented wrestler behind.....

[@mintberrycrunchz7476]

The moooooooon child in the background

[@ProfessorAnalogz]

With the duck

[@Murfs13]

Sincerely hope they don't "Santino" this guy... He's incredible. What would be a good spot for him/ feud for him does everyone think? Interesting to know what everyone thinks.

[@TheVarietyVendor]

He kinda reminds me of Ashton Kutcher.

[@JavaEFA]

He's a ginger beard man!

[@anjake01]

He sounds a lot like Kevin Steen. It's weird