Sami Zayn reflects on seeing Kevin Owens bust out the Package Piledriver in WWE.
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens wrestled each other many times, both in WWE and before they got to WWE. In their formative years as El Generico and Kevin Steen, respectively, Zayn received many Package Piledrivers. Recently, Owens busted out the move on Cody Rhodes following their match at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event.
Sami Zayn reflected on seeing the move in a WWE ring during a recent appearance on the Battleground Podcast. Zayn says, while he hasn't taken the move in a long time, it felt like seeing the return of a ghost from a prior life.
I mean, pretty crazy to see the {ackage Piledriver on WWE TV, first and foremost. I feel like I used to take that move a lot. My neck is not so good nowadays, and it's probably better that I haven't taken that move in a long time," he said. "It was almost like seeing a ghost. You know what? I mean, it was very strange, like a memoir of a past life. For me, personally, just seeing that was kind of a bit of a surreal moment."
Sami Zayn then reflected on the night as a whole and seeing Kevin Owens hold up the Winged Eagle WWE Championship belt at the end of the night.
"The whole thing was a little surreal, if we really stop and think about it, considering we started together some 20 years ago in little church basements and community centers in Quebec, to all of a sudden see him standing at Saturday Night's Main Event holding the Winged Eagle title over the champion. I mean, that's kind of surreal when you really stop and think about it, which sometimes I'll be honest, we don't always get to stop and get that perspective of how crazy it is of that we're here, where we're at in our journey," said Zayn. "I think sometimes, I'm sure he would say the same about me, but seeing it with Kevin sometimes opens my eyes more than when I'm doing it myself. Because, you're on your own little path, and you're on the hamster wheel and you're focused on what you're doing. But if you're lucky enough to have someone who's been with you on the ride from the jump, like I have Kevin, or he's got me, it's like this constant reminder, like, 'Man, I remember that guy when he was here. Now he's doing this,' it is wild. It's a crazy story."
As has been the case throughout their careers, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn's respective stories will one day intertwine again. Zayn recently commented on Owens' recent remarks about him to Michael Cole. Read those comments here.
Learn more about the condition of Cody Rhodes following the Package Piledriver here.
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