Sami Zayn in Roman Reigns: “He started playing [WWE] Instead of being interpreted by them “

Although he believes the WWE management wants to stop him from having another big title shot, Sami Zayn won the odds this week in Friday Night SmackDown when he and King Corbin won their doubles match to qualify for the Universal Championship Contender Match in Elimination chamber.

When he spoke to Kayla Braxton and Paul Heyman about Talking Smack, Zayn exuded pure confidence that a title fight with Reigns is bound to happen in the Elimination chamber, but he believes the main event fight could be anyways.

“Paul and I tend to agree on a lot of things,” Sami Zayn started. “I am sure that we have differing opinions about what would happen if Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns faced each other at the Universal Championship. That is good. I have a lot of respect for what Roman Reigns has become, really. All these things that I talk about, about following the company line and being the kind of corporate poster boy and all that stuff. Dude, I hate to say it, but it was in Roman Reigns once ago. He was the goose that laid the golden eggs and he knew, you know, where his bread was put in butter, and he followed the company line.

“But finally, he realized that the company is distributing its butter with Roman Reigns. He realized that it was their golden goose and started to touch them instead of being touched by them. So, I respect that. I am not going to sit here and come to the show and say, ‘Oh, if I get in the ring with Universal Champion Roman Reigns, I would end him.’ From man to man, face to face, any night, it can happen anyway. That’s what I think. But this is a step closer than I did in a long, long, long time. “

You can watch Sami Zayn’s full interview on the WWE Network. If you use any of the quotes in this article, credit Talking Smack to ah / t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcript.