Sami Zayn talks original plans for Bloodline Angle, "Honorary Uce" segment, more

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Sami Zayn says the audience's reaction to his angle with the Bloodline has changed where the story is headed.

Zayn spoke with MIrror UK recently and noted that the original plan was for him and the Bloodline to have some on-screen interactions only "every now and again." Now he says the angle is only "scratching the surface" of where it can go.

"This is one of the more filled-out, long-term stories I've ever been a part of, and it's long, even by WWE standards. Usually, we might do two or three-month stories, but I've been aligned with The Bloodline in some respects since April and we're still only kind of scratching the surface as to where this is going to go," Zayn said.

"The initial idea was just to have some on-screen interactions every now and again because it made sense as the self-proclaimed locker room leader I should have a good rapport with the Head of the Table. So we were kind of cooking up that idea," he continued.

Zayn would say, however, that he was confident that the dynamic between him and the Bloodline would be successful.

"On some level, I knew that when you add the lightness that my character brings to kind of the seriousness and the star power that they bring that it was gonna light the whole thing up. That was the goal."

He continued to say that the audience's reaction to the angle changed the direction the story is taking. Zayn said his on-screen interactions with Jey Uso are an example of this.

"But one of the things I'm realizing is with live audiences these stories tend to take a life of their own, and you kind of don't know where they're going to go and that's actually what's exciting about it."

"For example, the dynamic between Jey and myself? I don't know that it was ever meant to be like this but now you're starting to get people guessing what's Jey going to do and where is it going for him."

"I'm past the point of trying to predict what the end game is. But I think at this point, we have such a level of investment that whatever happens, I think fans are going to just be there along for the ride. It's been really a lot of fun and seeing how much the fans have been loving it has been really rewarding."

Zayn also spoke with BT Sports recently and said that the segment where Roman Reigns gifted him the Honorary Uce t-shirt is something he hopes fans will remember for a long time.

"It's probably the best in-ring segment I've ever done," Zayn said. "I hope people will remember that moment for years to come"

 

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At this point, I don’t think anything can convince me that Sami shouldn’t be the one to dethrone Roman. He’s getting the biggest reactions of the night from some of these crowds, the story they’re doing right now with Sami in the bloodline is the best story they’ve done in years, he’s also been the only main contender who’s been on Smackdown the entire time Roman has been champion and yet has never had a fair chance at the belt so it brings it all together. Like…Sami is the guy.
 
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At this point, I don’t think anything can convince me that Sami shouldn’t be the one to dethrone Roman. He’s getting the biggest reactions of the night from some of these crowds, the story they’re doing right now with Sami in the bloodline is the best story they’ve done in years, he’s also been the only main contender who’s been on Smackdown the entire time Roman has been champion and yet has never had a fair chance at the belt so it brings it all together. Like…Sami is the guy.
I would love to see it but like..


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At this point, I don’t think anything can convince me that Sami shouldn’t be the one to dethrone Roman. He’s getting the biggest reactions of the night from some of these crowds, the story they’re doing right now with Sami in the bloodline is the best story they’ve done in years, he’s also been the only main contender who’s been on Smackdown the entire time Roman has been champion and yet has never had a fair chance at the belt so it brings it all together. Like…Sami is the guy.
I have a feeling Sami is gonna get a title shot and come really close to winning but come up short