Sami Zayn Talks His Main Roster Success and Future

Ole! Sami Zayn is one of the most popular wrestlers in WWE at the moment after one heck of a run down in NXT. Zayn was over when he debuted but went on to become the heart and soul of the entire promotion. Now on the main roster, things haven’t gone quite as well. How has that lack of success impacted him?

Zayn was recently interviewed by thewhig.com on his current status and future. On the topic of his lack of success:

“I see sometimes the fans make a much bigger deal of these losses than I personally do, because you can’t win them all, you just can’t. You do your best and that’s it. You lose a few here or there. You’ve just got to be good at forgetting those losses or using them as motivation to drive yourself forward. It doesn’t really stop my momentum.

“I think I’m in a good place right now, and I feel like I’m just on the cusp of doing something really good or really breaking out to that next level. I feel like I’m just outside the bubble. Testing myself against guys like Braun Strowman or Samoa Joe are really what I think is going to take me to the next level. I don’t look at these losses in any way as a defeat. I use them as motivation if anything or I just move forward.”

And on where he wants to go, including Wrestlemania:

“I don’t know what the next step is for me to take me to the next level. I know where I’d like to be. I’d like to be in a featured match on WrestleMania, not just this year but every year. I’d like to be somebody fans are excited to see what he’s going to do this year at WrestleMania. I feel like I’m not quite there yet.

“I feel like I’m getting there. I feel like time is kind of the enemy but it’s kind of on your side too, because the more work that you put in and the more you just constantly and consistently give good performances against good opponents and constantly exceed people’s expectations, the more you really endear yourself not only to the crowd but also, that’s also how your career just takes off. It’s just consistency and time.

“I’d love to tell you, ‘Oh, all I need is one good match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania and that’s it, I’m set.’ But that’s not how it works. It’s got to be just repetition and over and over and over, and me constantly delivering the goods every time I’m out there, and that’s how I’m going to get to where I need to be — which is in an important match at WrestleMania every year.”

Opinion: I’m not sure I’d call Zayn unsuccessful. I mean, he’s not the Universal Champion but he’s also not getting speared by Nikki Bella and made to tap out in less than fifteen seconds either. Zayn has been featured on multiple pay per views and main evented episodes of “Monday Night Raw”. He has a lot of space to grow but he’s doing well so far.

Where do you see Zayn going from here? Will he be World Champion one day? Let us know in the comments below.