For Sami Zayn, the WWE live event on December 28 was even more special than WWE Elimination Chamber.
On December 28, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens beat Dominik Mysterio and Finn Balor at a live event in Laval, Quebec, Canada. After the match, Zayn addressed the crowd and explained why the match was even more special than his main-event bout at Elimination Chamber. (Clip courtesy of @CartierNDG on Twitter)
“Every single time I come, I think, man, that was special,” Sami Zayn said. “There’s no way next time will be quite as special. Guess what? Next time is even more special. I’ve said this over and over and over for 10 years. After Elimination Chamber in Montreal, with all of you in my corner, I thought there was no way it could get more special than that, but again I was wrong. Because tonight is somehow more special again.
“Tonight is even more special because I’m a little bit of a private person, I keep some of this stuff to myself, some of you might not know this, but I have a little boy. He’s this cutie patootie right here in the red shirt. When I’m at home, I’m not WWE superstar Sami Zayn. I’m just [Dad]. This young man has never seen me wrestle, he knows nothing about what I do. Tonight is the first time ever that he sees me in this ring.”
Zayn recently announced he would compete at the WWE live events during the Holiday Tour. He reportedly asked for some time off, and he has not wrestled on WWE television since the December 4 episode of WWE RAW.
