7. His Feud With Sami Zayn Has Been Going Strong For Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQGEuGss0XY One could write an entire column on Kevin Owenss history with Sami Zayn. Before NXT, it was always Kevin Steen and El Generico. They cut their teeth in the business together in Canada, and came to the states at roughly the same time. Theyve been tag team partners and rivals in promotions like Ring of Honor and Pro Wrestling Guerilla, located out of Los Angeles, winning the tag team championships in both promotions. Their feud in Ring of Honor throughout 2010 was one of the best stories ROH has ever done, and Owens had said in interviews that he and Zayn wrote most of the feud themselves with minimal input from the booking team in ROH. Needless to say, when Owens slammed Zayns head to the ground back at NXT Takeover, a lot of wrestling fans who knew the history between the two men knew that the NXT audience will be in for a hell of a ride.