10 Things We Learned From Sami Zayn On Talk Is Jericho

2. Axl Rose Doesn't Want Sami To Dance

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Chris talks about what a huge music fan Sami is and says that Zayn has been lucky enough to meet Axl Rose, who he calls the biggest rock star in the world now that he's back to fronting Guns N' Roses as well as AC/DC.

Before Y2J and Sami had ever met Chris says he used to hear about him from Bray Wyatt all the time, who called him "Rami" and wants Zayn to tell his Axl story.

He warns that he's afraid he can't tell it in an entertaining way and that he's told it so many times he's not sure what is and isn't real anymore, but Jericho tells him to give it his best shot.

Sami is backstage at a GNR show in Chicago, which he calls a huge deal. He admits that he has a tendency to get comfortable too quickly and Jericho jokes that he said that about him in their recent segment on SmackDown.

Due to this, Sami starts to make himself at home progressively getting more at ease backstage, and before he knows it he's drinking a Dr. Pepper out of the fridge and munching on some carrots and ranch dressing.

The guitarist at the time, Bumblefoot, walks up to him and asks if he plays, to which he replies that he doesn't, but Bumblefoot hands him his guitar and tells him to have at it. So here's Sami Zayn backstage eating and drinking Guns N' Roses' refreshments and playing their instruments.

The show kicks off and Sami starts getting more and more into the music, and somehow he ends up on the edge of the stage dancing his heart out. In between songs Axl would run offstage "for a wardrobe change or to get some oxygen or whatever" and during one of those breaks a security guard approached Sami and forcefully said "Hey! Cool it with the dancing".

Sami called Axl Rose "the dancing nazi" and said he refused to be deterred while continuing to enjoy his night. Later on after the show Zayn got the chance to meet the legendary frontman and admittedly made an a** out of himself by totally geeking out and was therefore denied the opportunity for a photo with the rock icon.

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