The One Thing EVERYONE Is Getting Wrong About Sami Zayn

by Michael Hamflett
Roman Reigns Sami Zayn Paul Heyman Jey Uso
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It's still ongoing, and it requires an acceptance of WWE's in-house foibles to fully invest, but assuming Cody Rhodes is the one to finally dethrone Roman Reigns, The Bloodline from Sami Zayn's entry through to WrestleMania is top tier wrestling magic.

Never a single-issue story and never in danger of becoming one, the twists and turns allowed for major capital-M Moments on shows that needed them, got a minimum of eight wrestlers more over than they were before and came up with the best way to end an incredibly long title reign since Ted Dibaise literally paid for plastic surgery so one human looked like another.

Consider where all of this started and how, hopefully, it will all end when the singles and tag title matches go down at WrestleMania 39.

Cody Rhodes lives the dream his Father's dream. Kevin Owens finds inner peace and meaningful vindication alongside his lifelong friend. Jey (and probably Jimmy) are at long last free from the tyrant. Even in defeat, the self-inflicted pressure on Roman Reigns finally gets lifted for the first time in over 900 days.

Sami Zayn arrived at The Bloodline's door a lost cause wrestler doing "Jackass sh*t" in April 2022, but still wanted to be 'The Great Liberator'. Surveying the landscape in the aftermath of the 'Show Of Shows' one year later, it appears as though he lived up to his end of the deal.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett