Sami Zayn wants to honor Bret Hart.
Sami Zayn appeared on the September 9th episode of WWE Raw and wore a Johnny Gaudreau Calgary Flames jersey to pay tribute to Gaudreau, who tragically passed away along with his brother Matthew when they were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver. Zayn shared the ring with WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart after World Heavyweight Champion Gunther interrupted the legend. Zayn challenged Gunther to face him, but Gunther turned him down.
Speaking on WWE Raw Talk, Sami Zayn shared his thoughts on his emotional night.
“You actually caught me at a really strange time because I’m feeling really emotional, to be honest. I’m wearing this jersey, not because I’m a Flames fan, everyone knows I’m a Canadiens guy, but to honor Johnny Gaudreau, who tragically passed away. I don’t know, it just makes you think about the time you have here and what you do with it, and to be able to share the ring with [Bret Hart], he was my hero growing up. To share the ring with him in Calgary, the significance, it’s not lost on me. So I’m in a really strange kind of head space. But listening to him talk also kind of lit a fire under me. To hear him talk about what it meant to be a champion, and a Canadian champion. Listening to him, I realized, man, we haven’t had that in a long time, and I want it to be me. I want it to be me. I want to honor his legacy. I want to honor the template that he laid out for guys like me. So Gunther’s got something that, as far as I’m concerned, it’s on borrowed time because I’m coming. I’m coming for the World Heavyweight Championship," Zayn said.
Zayn previously said that Bret Hart was underrated. Check out his comments here.
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