Just realized that if WWE did the Slammy Awards, it'd have to go to Styles. what a fucking year for him.
Miz man, best part of Smackdown easy. Shame they halted his momentum by losing to the scum that should be retired rn. But at least he has the title back, so all is well.
and he was called Lionheart IIRC.
He might be to likeable as a heel but I am leaningf towards him being one of the greats now in terms of being a total package (technical, performance, mic work).
he is better at wrestling than say Austin/Rock, not as charismatic of course (close though).
How many people have to "climb on board" before a "bandwagon"hahahaha @ AJ Styles bandwagoners....
I love AJ. I'm a Styles mark all day every day and have been since like 2008 but I don't think he has had quite the year Sami Zayn has had in terms of pure performance. Here is a quick list of PPV's in 2016 where Sami Zayn had the best match on the card and was a major reason for why it was so good.
1. NXT Takeover Dallas - A perfect match storytelling match with fantastic in ring work, Sami really pulled it all out and in turn Shinsuke Nakamura gave it all as well for what is in my opinion the best WWE match of the year.
2. Wrestlemania 32 - the ladder match which he almost single handedly carried in my opinion, really bizarre to say that when Owens is also in the match but all of the spots were Zayn's and he did some incredible stuff and got the crowd behind him very fast.
3. Payback 16 - The first of his awesome PPV matches with Owens, even for the tame affair it was intended to be it still was the best match on the card.
4. Extreme Rules 16 - The insane Fatal Four Way with Miz, Cesaro and Owens which once again Zayn was the key player in it and came out looking like the best wrestler and in favor of the crowd.
5. Battleground 16 - The incredible match with Owens. This was the epitome of WWE storytelling and psychology in a match and it was perfect. Zayn and Owens tore down the house on fucking Battleground of all shows and then guess who isn't on the Summerslam main card. *Sigh*
It could also be argued that his match with Jericho at NOC was the best match of that PPV. Despite constantly being forgot by WWE creative post draft and bound to be absolutely squashed and buried by Braun Strowman in the coming months, Zayn has proved time and time again why he should be a contender for not only best wrestler in the WWE but best wrestler in the world.
TL;DR: Sami Zayn is like the best dude.
How many people have to "climb on board" before a "bandwagon"
becomes a "train" running at full steam? I'm just curious...
And I believe the term your looking for is "Bandwagon Jumpers"
Sure he's only in for a squash by Brauny? Given the way the angle has played out so far, with Strowman just pitying the guy and walking out in search of "real competition", Sami pulling off the upset makes the most sense... And knowing Zayn it could be a true star-making moment for the guy! Braun has a ceiling, but this would be a great first step in really getting Zayn to the next level.
Worry about the guy having 2012 Ziggler syndrome though... He's such a good seller that he could take a stupid amount of losses, but that turned out OK for Dolph soooo...
How the fck is Jericho not as charismatic? ....He might be the most charismatic guy to ever step in the ring, what a silly comment.
All Rock ever did was repeat the same stuff every week that he wrote on his wrist & if it got smudged he would just make up some ridiculous stuff about a random animal's testicles.
Then try to get all of his 20 catchphrases in there in the right order while repeating things & doing his "electrifying" stare into the camera for long periods of time in between so people didn't notice how long he was taking to remember stuff.
....This would have got him to the end quicker
He probably is not as charismatic as say Hogan, Austin, Rock, HBK but he is up there.
How the fck is Jericho not as charismatic? ....He might be the most charismatic guy to ever step in the ring, what a silly comment.
All Rock ever did was repeat the same stuff every week that he wrote on his wrist & if it got smudged he would just make up some ridiculous stuff about a random animal's testicles.
Then try to get all of his 20 catchphrases in there in the right order while repeating things & doing his "electrifying" stare into the camera for long periods of time in between so people didn't notice how long he was taking to remember stuff.
....This would have got him to the end quicker