Sami Zayn Looks Back On WWE United States Title Reign, Felt It Was ‘Great’ & ‘Memorable’

A moment of reflection for Sami.

For eight weeks, Sami Zayn reigned as WWE United States Champion. He defended against John Cena, Rey Fenix, Carmelo Hayes, Je’Von Evans, Aleister Black, and Shinsuke Nakamura.

Zayn’s title run was ended by the returning Ilja Dragunov on the 10/17 Friday Night SmackDown.

Taking to social media, Zayn reflected on his title run and noted that he felt it was great and memorable, which he feels is hard to do in this age of content.

Been reflecting on my run as US Champion. One of my favorite things I’ve done in WWE. 8 weeks, 8 very different opponents, 8 bangers in a row.
It’s hard to do something great. In the age of content, it’s even harder to do something memorable. It felt like this was both. Grateful. pic.twitter.com/l3pg9ju4DA

— Sami Zayn (@SamiZayn) October 30, 2025

Zayn was present on the 10/24 SmackDown, but it was announced that he was not medically cleared to compete.