10 Things We Learned From Sami Zayn On Talk Is Jericho

8. His First WrestleMania

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Chris wonders what it felt like for Sami to have one of the best matches on the biggest show of all-time, citing his own match with AJ Styles, the Women's Title triple threat and the IC title ladder clash as the bouts most commonly named by fans as their favorites.

He also adds that Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer gave it the highest star rating on the show and Sami was surprised.

He replies that anytime he goes out there his goal is to try and have a show-stealer of a match and is glad some people feel like they were able to pull that off.

He jokes that he’s not sure if 'Mania 32 was actually the biggest show of all-time, mentioning the infamous North Korea wrestling event (New Japan Pro Wrestling's 1995 'Collision in Korea') before adding that that one shouldn’t really count because people were forced to attend by the government.

Zayn calls it an honour to be put in the position he was and to be able to open such a monumental show, and adds that he didn’t really know what to expect as far as crowd response.

When Chris asks why, he responds that he figured WrestleMania would be primarily casual fans but in reality it’s the exact opposite calling it an audience full of the most hardcore followers.

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