Sami Zayn: I Can’t Say Enough Good Things About Finn Balor As A Performer

Sami Zayn discusses Finn Balor ahead of the pair’s SummerSlam match on night two of the event for a shot at the WWE title.

On the second night of SummerSlam, two men who are familiar with short reigns as world champion in WWE will fight for an opportunity to challenge CM Punk for the title, as Zayn and Balor will meet in a number one contenders match at the event.

While speaking to ESPN in a new interview, Sami Zayn spoke about the bout in detail, noting that he has noting but good things to say about Finn Balor as a performer.

“It’s just muscle memory. I don’t know how else to describe it. This has been the pattern of my career for a very, very long time. Work, work, work to get put in these positions, catch a raw deal every now and again, and learn to just put your head down and erase your memory real quick. Because the challenge in front of you is always gonna be a tough one, and like you said, Finn Balor, look, unbelievable, unbelievable. I can’t say enough good things about him as a performer, and he has his own journey too. I mean, he won it for a day. It’s not actually terribly dissimilar for me in some ways. He won it, held it for a day because of an injury and that was it, and now he’s been trying to chase that and get back to that for ten years, and it’s similar to me in the sense that it felt like something that was within my grasp ten years ago, and I just have to keep beating my head against the wall to finally get there. So I think we’re in some ways kind of in similar situations. I take nothing away from him. But again, I just don’t feel like I should be in this position. I just held the championship about 20 days ago. I was the champion. This time three weeks ago, I was the champion. So to already be pushed out and already be put back in this position, it’s just very, it’s been hard. It’s a hard pill to swallow. But look, I’m good at this. I’m good at forgetting the past and swallowing the injustice for lack of a better word here, swallowing it and just taking it on the chin and getting ready for the challenge that lies ahead, and so that’s what I’m doing now.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Sami spoke about his current situation with the WWE title further. You can read more about that here.

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