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Sami Zayn Says He’s Nearing the End of His In-Ring Career

The remarks underscore a veteran weighing his runway without setting a retirement date.

Overview

  • In a new interview with Witty Whittier, Zayn said he is closer to the end than the beginning of his career and stressed that he will not pin a number on how long he has left.
  • He emphasized he is very grateful to still be working in WWE after a long run that he once thought might feel like a brief stop in his life.
  • Zayn lost the United States Championship to Trick Williams at WrestleMania 42 and is set for a rematch at the Backlash premium live event.
  • He described this year’s WrestleMania as having a strange vibe, pointing to a late Pat McAfee segment and an undefined character direction that left him less sure-footed.
  • Zayn said recent crowd reactions have grown more polarizing, with some audiences turning on his character, as he marks his 25th year in a career that has spanned Ring of Honor, PWG, Dragon Gate, and WWE.