10 Things We Learned From Sami Zayn On Stone Cold’s Broken Skull Sessions Podcast
2. Why The ThunderDome Was “Special”
Several industry critics and fans alike enjoyed that the lack of live crowds brought on by the COVID pandemic allowed performers to cut lengthier promos devoid of "WHAT!?" chants. Sami Zayn took full advantage of this "ThunderDome era", and developed his riotous conspiracy theory gimmick during that time.
That remains his favourite run on WWE's main roster to date.
The whole period was incredibly special to Sami, because he feels like the company started 'giving him the ball' and letting him push stories on with his voice. Still, Zayn is actually intrigued to find out how that character would've gone down in front of a live audience.
He's not convinced that a babyface run could've been avoided. Fans online were very supportive of Sami's entertaining SmackDown segments, and he reckons live crowds would've cheered for him eventually. "#JusticeForSami" was one of the better angles from that ghost town era, and there's no denying it.