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WWE Profile - Sami Zayn

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Sami Zayn

  • D.O.B.: July 12, 1984

  • Billed height: 6-foot-1

  • Billed weight: 205 pounds

  • Billed from: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • Signature moves: Helluva Kick, Blue Thunder Bomb

  • Nickname: "Honorary Uce", "The Underdog from the Underground"

  • WWE main roster debut: May 4, 2015

WWE Accolades

  • One-time WWE undisputed tag team champion (with Kevin Owens); won on April 1, 2023 (WrestleMania 39); current champion

  • Named the "Honorary Uce" on Sept. 23, 2022

  • Three-time Intercontinental champion; first win on March 8, 2020 (Elimination Chamber)

  • One-time NXT champion; won Dec. 11, 2014 (NXT TakeOver)

  • Slammy Award winner (NXT Superstar of the Year, 2014)

Other Notes

  • One-time Ring of Honor TV champion

  • One-time Ring of Honor tag team champion (with Kevin Owens)

  • Two-time PWG world champion

  • Five-time PWG tag team champion

  • Only WWE superstar of Syrian descent

  • Trained by former WWE Superstar Savio Vega

Features on Sami Zayn:

  • 'The MVP of WWE': Sami Zayn's rise from masked indie wrestler to main event show stealer

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