10 Behind The Scenes Stories About Kevin Owens You Should Know
7. He & Sami Zayn Got Kicked Off WWE's European Tour In 2017
The 2017 Hell in a Cell event witnessed Sami Zayn turning heel to reunite with his long-time best friend, Kevin Owens. The two superstars went on to have an excellent run as heels in the following months but also landed in some trouble with the WWE officials for misconduct during the company's European Tour in November 2017.
The controversy took place during the 7 November 2017 episode of SmackDown, where Sami Zayn took on Kofi Kingston in a singles match. The original plan was for Owens and Zayn to take a beating from The New Day after the contest, but the two reportedly went into business for themselves and walked away from ringside instead of sticking to the plan.
The duo found themselves in hot water with the backstage executives and got sent home from the tour. However, they didn't receive any harsh punishment in terms of booking and continued their feud with Shane McMahon - and even went on to pick up a victory against Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura at the 2017 Clash of Champions event.