10 Best WWE Storylines Of The Last 5 Years

There are few wrestlers today more likeable or talented than Sami Zayn. The former El Generico’s high flying in-ring style and infectious personality make him a difficult man to root against. Yet all that cheering did little to bring Zayn closer to the NXT Title as he grew a reputation there for being a loveable loser.

After a loss to champion Neville at NXT: Fatal 4-Way, though, Zayn vowed to start a road to redemption that would end with him as NXT champion. Along the way, Zayn not only defeated the top contenders for the NXT title but would have defeated Neville himself had he not turned heel against Zayn. With his career on the line, Zayn finally defeated Neville at NXT R Evolution and immediately entered an incredible with his best friend/worst enemy Kevin Owens.

NXT would later repeat this storyline slightly with Bayley, but this was an angle tailor-made for Sami Zayn. It truly felt as if Sami would consistently be unable to win the big one, especially against Neville whose heel work late in the feud was simply brilliant. Though his time with the championship wouldn’t be long, Zayn’s path to the title would help put NXT on the map as something special.