Sami Zayn: WWE Championship, The Bloodline, Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens, El Generico

Sami Zayn is a professional wrestler and the reigning Undisputed WWE Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Orlando, FL to discuss winning the WWE Championship twice after more than a decade in the company, being part of The Bloodline and becoming an Honorary Uce, the huge reaction to hitting Roman Reigns with a chair, the story behind the "not feeling very Ucey" line with Jey Uso, his WrestleMania 38 match against Johnny Knoxville, El Generico, the decades of history with Kevin Owens, and more! HEXCLAD: Find your forever cookware with HexClad and get 10% off at https://hexclad.com/CVV #hexcladpartner LADDER: Go to https://ladder.fit/CHRIS to get a free 7-day trial with NO credit card, and $10 off your first month if you join! NATIVE PATH: Get over 50% off and FREE SHIPPING at https://getnativepath.com/CVV PRIZE PICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/IN... and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in daily fantasy lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! 00:00 Intro 01:13 Sami has been on a crazy run 03:43 Becoming WWE Champion 06:28 Bloodline story 11:18 Never dreamed of being WWE Champion 22:04 Leaving Quebec and tackling the indies 25:31 Staying hidden until NXT/wrestling without a mask 29:31 Arabic/Canadian upbringing 33:23 Kevin Owens 39:39 Wrestling fans have no idea 48:09 His approach to promos 53:32 Being babyface or heel 59:11 WrestleMania 38 vs Johnny Knoxville 01:08:19 Royal Rumble 2023 reaction 01:11:41 Elimination Chamber in Montreal vs Roman Reigns 01:16:43 Watching the Montreal Screwjob live 01:18:13 Main Event Of WrestleMania 39 Night 1 01:20:23 Sami Uso 01:26:08 Beating Gunther for the Intercontinental Title/El Grande Americano 01:28:44 Losing the WWE Title to CM Punk 01:30:53 2nd WWE Title win 01:34:58 Being hot vs being over 01:38:38 Passion for wrestling 01:45:01 Dislocating shoulder vs John Cena 01:48:43 Gratitude 02:01:53 Being present and in the moment 02:04:08 Last "real job" before wrestling 02:08:23 3 things he's grateful for 02:09:53 Neville/PAC/Ben Satterley 02:14:48 Gratefulness cont. 02:17:18 Refusing to Google some things Subscribe to    / chrisvanvliet   Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://cvvmerch.com Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram:   / chrisvanvliet   Like me on Facebook:   / chrisvanvliet   Follow me on Twitter:   / chrisvanvliet   Follow on TikTok:   / chris.vanvliet   #samizayn #wwe #chrisvanvliet #wrestling