Sami Zayn On Roman Reigns: ‘He started playing [WWE] Instead of being played by them “

Although he believes the management of WWE wants to keep him from having a big title again, Sami Zayn beat the odds this week Friday night SmackDown when he and King Corbin won their match to qualify for the Universal Championship Contender Match on Elimination Room.

When he spoke to Kayla Braxton and Paul Heyman Talking Smack, Zayn expressed sheer confidence that a title match with Reigns was destined to take place at the Elimination Room, but he believes their match in the main event can go either way.

“Paul and I tend to agree on a lot of things,” Sami Zayn began. ‘I’m sure we have different opinions on what would happen if Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns were to face the universal championship. It is good. I really have a lot of respect for what has become Roman Reigns. All this stuff I’m talking about, about the company agenda and the type of business person and all that stuff. Man, I hate to say it, but it was once Roman Reigns. He was the golden goose, and he knew where his bread was buttered, and he spanned the company.

‘But eventually he realized the company was making their butter with Roman Reigns bread. He realized he was their golden goose, and he started playing them instead of being played by them. So I respect that. I’m not going to sit here and come to the show and say, ‘Oh, if I go with the Universal Champion Roman Reigns in the ring, I’ll plow through him.’ Man-to-man, head-to-head, on any given night, it can go either way. That’s what I think. But it’s a step closer than I ‘ve come in a long, long, long time. ‘

You can watch the full interview of Sami Zayn on the WWE network. If you use any of the quotes in this article, Talking Smack gives an ah / t credit to Wrestling Inc. for the transcript.