10 Wrestling Heels That Were Pure Chickensh*t

10. Sami Zayn

Our fallen former Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayne made the tired cowardly heel trope fresh and amusing and all he got was that damn t-shirt.

Zayn wormed his way to his initial championship, becoming then Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura’s mouthpiece, and scoring the pin in a 3-on-1 handicap title defence against Braun Strowman. Due to outside interference, Zayn retained against Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 36. However, he was stripped of the championship when he opted against competing due to the pandemic.

When he returned, Zayn stated his claim on Jeff Hardy’s Intercontinental Championship. However, he didn’t want a fair fight for it. Eventually, in a Triple Threat ladder match, Zayn used innovative cowardice and two sets of handcuffs to become the sole Intercontinental Champion.

Zayn reverted to classic cowardice and repeatedly retained his championship via count out during title defences against Apollo Crews, Bryan, and Big E. However, on SmackDown 25 December 2020, Zayn faced Big E in a lumberjack match. Unable to use his most favoured trick, he fell victim to a Big Ending, losing his championship.