8 Greatest Face & Heel Turns In Modern Wrestling History

Loved by wrestling purists, watching Sami Zayn being forced to flounder in WWE's midcard was excruciating. When Zayn was finally given something worthy of his talents as 'The Honorary Uce' in The Bloodline storyline, Zayn established himself as the most popular performer in WWE for a short period, and it all culminated in a chairshot for the ages at the 2023 Royal Rumble.

After months of being mocked and abused by Roman Reigns, Sami was forced to watch his former best friend, Kevin Owens, be handcuffed to the ropes after he lost his latest WWE Championship opportunity to the tyrannical leader of The Bloodline. With Roman and The Usos beating Owens for what seemed like an eternity, Reigns would turn his attention to Sami, handing him the chair and insisting he lay a chair shot on the man he has been linked to for the majority of his career.

With Zayn reluctant to deliver the killer blow to Owens, Reigns would push Sami in the face and bellow at him to obey his orders. In one fell swoop, Sami Zayn broke free of The Bloodline, smashing Roman with the chair as the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and a global audience of millions lost their damn minds.