Sami Zayn Bio

Sami Zayn Bio

Name                      :          Rami Sebei

Ring Name             :          Sami Zayn

Birth Date              :          12 July 1984

Birth Place             :          Quebec, Canada

  Mini Bio

Rami Sebei (conceived July 12, 1984) is a Canadian expert wrestler right now marked to WWE under the ring name Sami Zayn, on the Raw brand. He is a previous NXT Champion. Preceding marking with WWE, Sebei wrestled on the autonomous circuit under the ring name El Generico, utilizing the character of a luchador from Mexico with a catchphrase of "Olé!".  Generico wrestled while conceal from his presentation in 2002 until 2013. After marking with WWE, Sebei started wrestling without a cover.

Generico made much progress in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) as a two-time PWG World Champion and five-time World Tag Team Champion. He is the main individual to have won both of PWG's yearly competitions, the Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament in 2010 and the Battle of Los Angeles in 2011. Generico has additionally held the ROH World Television Championship and World Tag Team Championship with Kevin Steen, with whom he later earned the 2010 "Fight of the Year" grant from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Having wrestled globally, Generico won the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship in Germany and DDT Pro-Wrestling's KO-D Openweight Championship in Japan.

Full Bio

Master Wrestling Guerrilla

Sebei conspicuously made his name in the Canadian-based wrestling advancement International Wrestling Syndicate (IWS). In 2004, individuals from the IWS began showing up in the United States, which helped him get saw by the mainstream free organization Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). From that point forward, Generico has been a PWG consistent. He has held the PWG World Tag Team Championship five times with four distinct accomplices: with Human Tornado as 2 Skinny Black Guys, Quicksilver as Cape Fear, Kevin Steen, and Paul London as ¡Peligro Abejas!.

Generico is additionally the main member to continuously show up in the initial eight BOLA competitions from 2005.

On February 24, 2007, Generico crushed previous accomplice Tornado to win the PWG World Championship amid his title keep running with Cape Fear. Soon thereafter, while Generico was still World Champion, he and Steen vanquished PAC and Roderick Strong for the belts, making Generico the main man in PWG history to hold both the World and World Tag Team Titles not once, but rather twice in the meantime.

In mid-2009, Generico entered a protracted quarrel with the label group Men of Low Moral Fiber, comprising of Kenny Omega and Chuck Taylor, enrolling Colt Cabana, ref Rick Knox, and previous accomplice Human Tornado (successfully rejoining 2 Skinny Black Guys) to remain close by.

At PWG's sixth commemoration occasion, Threemendous II, 2 Skinny Black Guys vanquished current champions The Young Bucks in a non-title match, giving the Bucks their first label group misfortune in very nearly eighteen months. On November 21, 2009, amid the second night of the 2009 Battle of Los Angeles, Generico and Kevin Steen lost a title match against the Bucks. Later, he and Cabana spared the new PWG World Champion Kenny Omega from Brian Kendrick and The Young Bucks, and made peace with him as they now had a typical enemy.

On May 9, 2010, Generico collaborated with "Gutsy Traveler" Paul London to frame a pair presented as ¡Peligro Abejas! (exacting interpretation: Danger Bees!) in the fourth yearly DDT4 eight-group label competition. In the wake of crushing Chuck Taylor and Scott Lost in the first round and the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) in the elimination rounds, Generico and London vanquished the Young Bucks in the finals of the competition to win DDT4, as well as the PWG World Tag Team Championship, Generico's fifth time he has held the title. On December 11, 2010, El Generico earned himself a shot at the PWG World Championship, when ¡Peligro Abejas! effectively shielded the PWG World Tag Team Championship against Chris Hero and the PWG World Champion, Claudio Castagnoli, the group referred to on the whole as The Kings of Wrestling. Generico got his shot at the PWG World Championship on January 29, 2011, amid the WrestleReunion 5 weekend, however was crushed by Castagnoli. On April 9, El Generico collaborated with Ricochet, who filled in for London who was not able show up at the occasion, in a match, where they lost the PWG World Tag Team Championship back to The Young Bucks. On August 20, Generico entered the 2011 Battle of Los Angeles, overcoming Claudio Castagnoli and Willie Mack in his first round and elimination round matches. Later that same night, Generico vanquished old opponent Kevin Steen in the finals to win the competition, turning into the principal individual to have won the PWG World and World Tag Team titles and also the DDT4 and Battle of Los Angeles competitions. All the while, Generico additionally earned himself a match for Steen's PWG World Championship. On October 22, El Generico crushed Steen in a stepping stool match, taking after outside obstruction from The Young Bucks, to win the PWG World Championship for the second time. On March 17, 2012, El Generico re-lost the title to Steen in a three-manner match, which likewise included Eddie Edwards. After consenting to an arrangement with WWE, El Generico showed up for PWG on January 12, 2013, when he and Kevin Steen entered the 2013 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament. After wins over the Briscoe Brothers and Future Shock (Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly), El Generico and Steen were crushed in the finals of the competition by The Young Bucks.

Chikara

On February 19, 2005, El Generico made his presentation for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–based Chikara, participating in the 2005 Tag World Grand Prix, where he collaborated with Kevin Steen as Team IWS. The group made it to the quarterfinals of the competition, before being crushed by the SuperFriends (Chris Hero and Mike Quackenbush).

El Generico came back to Chikara three years after the fact to participate in the 2008 King of Trios, where he cooperated with Player Uno and Stupefied, once more, as Team IWS. Subsequent to vanquishing the F1rst Family (Arik Cannon, Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz) in their first round match on March 1, Team IWS was dispensed with from the competition later that same day by Los Luchadores de Mexico (Incognito, Lince Dorado and El Pantera), who went ahead to win the whole tournament. The next year, on March 27, El Generico returned for the 2009 King of Trios, this time cooperating with Matt and Nick Jackson as Team PWG. They were wiped out from the competition in the first round by The Osirian Portal (Amasis, Escorpion Egipcio and Ophidian). The next day El Generico entered the Rey de Voladores competition, yet was vanquished by Kota Ibushi in his four–way end elimination round match, which additionally included Jigsaw and Nick Jackson. On the third night of the competition, El Generico was crushed by Arik Cannon in a singles match.

El Generico's next appearance for Chikara happened right around two years after the fact on January 23, 2011, when he confronted Eddie Kingston in a losing effort. For the 2011 King of Trios El Generico met up with 3.0 (Scott Parker and Shane Matthews) to frame ¡3.0le!. The group was wiped out from the competition in the first round by The Osirian Portal (Amasis, Hieracon and Ophidian). The next day El Generico entered his second Rey de Voladores and vanquished Pinkie Sanchez, Zack Saber, Jr. furthermore, Marshe Rockett in his four–way disposal elimination round match to meet all requirements for the next day's finals. The next day El Generico crushed the 1-2-3 Kid in the finals to win the 2011 Rey de Voladores. El Generico came back to Chikara on July 30, 2011, when he rejoined ¡3.0le! with Scott Parker and Shane Matthews in a six-man label group match, where they crushed F.I.S.T. (Throw Taylor, Icarus and Johnny Gargano). The next day ¡3.0le! was vanquished by the Spectral Envoy (Frightmare, Hallowicked and UltraMantis Black) in a six-man label group match.

Ring of Honor

El Generico initially wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2005, gaining a spot in a Four Corner Survival match at Do Or Die IV. He collaborated with the Ring Crew Express (Dunn and Marcos) in the Trios Tournament 2005, losing to the Rottweilers. At Stalemate, he lost to Roderick Strong, then cooperating with Sal Rinauro against The Embassy at New Frontiers (and losing). He just got a couple of more matches, losing to Austin Aries at Fate of an Angel and getting his first win against kindred IWS graduate Kevin Steen at The Homecoming (a match that didn't make it to the occasion's DVD). His last ROH match of this run was a misfortune to Homicide at Dragon Gate Invasion.

Generico came back to ROH in late 2006, showing up at Dethroned, where he was vanquished by Brent Albright. Tailing this, he participated in (and lost) a Four Corner Survival match to Jimmy Rave at Final Battle 2006. In 2007, El Generico shaped a changeless group with Kevin Steen, going up against the Briscoe Brothers at the Fifth Year Festival: Philly. Much like numerous past matches, they were crushed in this experience, yet the two men had an essential demonstrating that inevitably earned them a full-time spot on the program. All through 2007, the two groups quarreled with each other, having a few huge matches including (however not constrained to) an incredible match on the Driven pay-per-perspective, ROH's second-historically speaking. Their quarrel arrived at an end taking after a ruthless Street Fight at Death Before Dishonor V: Night 1, a Steel Cage match at Caged Rage, a 2-Out-of-3 Falls match at Manhattan Mayhem 2, and a stepping stool match publicized as a "Stepping stool War" at Man Up. This last match turned into the Main Event of ROH's third pay-per-view.

Likewise amid this time, Generico broke out as a singles contender, having a solid keep running in the Race to the Top Tournament of 2007. He crushed (all together) Delirious, Chris Hero and Davey Richards, just to lose in the last match of the competition to Claudio Castagnoli. After the fight with the Briscoes finished, Generico and Steen went through a while quarreling with the Hangmen Three in an uncertain fight that carried on into 2008. They additionally worked through the label positions and endeavored to win the label titles, yet missed the mark in a label title competition at Up For Grabs. Generico took ROH World champion Nigel McGuinness as far as possible at Age of Insanity, yet in the long run lost.

On September 19, 2008, Generico and Steen at last won the ROH World Tag Team Championship by beating The Age of the Fall at Driven. Generico lost a second match to McGuinness at Glory by Honor VII. Generico was reserved in another match against McGuinness at Caged Collision, which he lost. On April 10, 2009, at a TV taping, Generico and Steen lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to The American Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards). Generico then endured a knee harm, supporting harm to his Medial security ligament.

On December 19, 2009, at Final Battle 2009, ROH's first live pay-per-view, after a misfortune to The Young Bucks, Steen turned heel by assaulting El Generico. He then framed a group with Colt Cabana and together both of them began a quarrel with Steen and his new accomplice Steve Corino. At the accompanying pay-per-view, The Big Bang!, Generico and Cabana vanquished Steen and Corino through preclusion, when Steen utilized a seat on his previous partner. On June 19 at Death Before Dishonor VIII, Steen crushed El Generico in a singles match. On September 11 at Glory By Honor IX Generico and Cabana vanquished Steen and Corino in a Double Chain match, when Cabana constrained Corino to tap out. After the match Steen assaulted El Generico and unmasked him. On December 18 at Final Battle 2010 El Generico and Steen finished their year–long quarrel in an unsanctioned Fight Without Honor, where Generico put his veil on hold against Steen's ROH profession. In the weeks paving the way to the occasion, Generico appeared another darker character and an all dark outfit. In the end El Generico won the match and in this way constrained Steen out of Ring of Honor. On March 2, 2011, ROH reported that El Generico had marked another agreement with the promotion.

On April 1 at the primary night of Honor Takes Center Stage, El Generico was crushed by Michael Elgin from the House of Truth, drove by Truth Martini, taking after impedance from a covered man. The next day, El Generico vanquished another individual from the House of Truth, Roderick Strong, yet was after the match assaulted by Elgin and Martini. Colt Cabana turned out to make the recovery, yet was halted by the House of Truth's favorable position in numbers. This prompted Christopher Daniels turning out, yet he wound up turning heel and hitting El Generico with the Book of Truth and Cabana with the Angel's Wings, along these lines joining the House of Truth and uncovering himself as the man who had taken a toll El Generico his match amid the primary night of the compensation per-view. On June 26, best case scenario in the World 2011, Generico vanquished Daniels to win the ROH World Television Championship. He lost the title to Jay Lethal on August 13 at the main Ring of Honor Wrestling recordings under the Sinclair Broadcast Group banner. On March 30, 2012, at Showdown in the Sun, El Generico confronted the restored Kevin Steen in a losing exertion in a Last Man Standing match. El Generico vanished from ROH after this, however on October 13 at Glory By Honor XI: The Unbreakable Hope, after Steen effectively guarded his ROH World Championship he got a bundle containing Generico's mask. El Generico came back to ROH on December 16 at Final Battle 2012: Doomsday, where he unsuccessfully tested Steen for the ROH World Championship in a stepping stool war. This was his last appearance with the organization before marking with the WWE.

Japan

Generico headed out to Japan amid the late spring of 2007, where he worked for the Dragon Gate (DG) advancement as the gaijin (remote) illustrative of the New Hazard stable. He came back to the advancement in July 2008, where he was declared as Tozawa-juku's "outside trade student." El Generico made his third voyage through Dragon Gate in October 2009, when he wrestled as an individual from the Kamikaze stable.

In mid 2011, El Generico started showing up for the Japanese Union Pro Wrestling advancement, making his introduction on January 3 with a win over Shinichiro Tominaga. On September 19, El Generico won his first title in Japan, when he vanquished Isami Kodaka for the DDT Extreme Division Championship. After fruitful title safeguards against Shuji Ishikawa and Sanshiro Takagi, he re-lost the title to Kodaka on January 3, 2012. El Generico has additionally shown up for Union Pro's guardian advancement, DDT Pro-Wrestling, most prominently overcoming Kota Ibushi in Ibushi's arrival match from a shoulder damage on May 4, 2012. On August 18, El Generico wrestled his first match in the Nippon Budokan, crushing the appearing Konosuke Takeshita. On September 30, El Generico crushed Kota Ibushi to win the KO-D Openweight Championship, DDT's top title. El Generico made his first effective title resistance on October 21 in a rematch against Ibushi. On November 25, El Generico crushed KO-D Tag Team Champion Mikami for his second effective barrier of the KO-D Openweight Championship. On December 23, El Generico lost the KO-D Openweight Championship to Kenny Omega in his third defense.

Mythical serpent Gate USA and Evolve

On March 31, 2012, El Generico made his presentation for Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA), when he vanquished Chuck Taylor, Cima, Lince Dorado, Rich Swann and Samuray del Sol in a six-manner match. On April 13, El Generico made his introduction for Evolve, an advancement firmly subsidiary with DGUSA, losing to Low Ki. After another misfortune to Ricochet on May 11, El Generico got his first win in the advancement on May 12 by crushing Sami Callihan. El Generico then had two singles matches against Samuray del Sol; the first on June 28 at Evolve 14 was won by El Generico and the rematch the next day at Evolve 15 was won by Samuray. El Generico came back to Dragon Gate USA on July 28, when he and Samuray were crushed in a label group match by AR Fox and Cima. On September 8, El Generico and Samuray del Sol went head to head in another Evolve headliner, which was won by El Generico. On November 4 at Dragon Gate USA's Freedom Fight 2012, El Generico collaborated with Samuray in a label group match, where they crushed Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito. The two proceeded with their triumphant routes on December 8 at Evolve 18, where they crushed the Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno and Stupefied).

Other promotions

From 2005 onwards, El Generico has shown up for the German Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) promotion. On March 4, 2012, El Generico vanquished Tommy End to win wXw's 2012 16 Carat Gold Tournament. On May 19, El Generico crushed Big Van Walter to likewise win the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship. On August 12, 2012, he lost the title to Axel Tischer in a four-manner match, which additionally included Bad Bones and Karsten Beck. In October 2009 El Generico ventured out to Poland to participate in Do or Die Wrestling's occasion in Warsaw, overcoming Michael Kovac in the headliner of the show. In May 2010, Generico contended in the headliner of Capital City Championship Combat's appear, Stand Alone. On October 23, Generico contended at Pro Wrestling Superstars' inaugural show in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where he collaborated with Paul London to crush Joey Silvia and Jake Manning. On January 11, 2011, El Generico wrestled in a tryout dull match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) at the advancement's Impact! recordings, losing to Amazing Red. The next day he crushed T.J. Perkins in another dim match. On April 20, 2011, El Generico made his South American introduction, when he wrestled for Peruvian advancement Leader Wrestling Association (LWA), confronting Apocalipsis, Axl and Kaiser in a main contender's match to decide a challenger for Caoz, the advancement's "Campeón Máximo". At last, Kaiser left the match victorious. On April 24, El Generico wrestled for Chilean advancement Xplosion Nacional de Lucha (XNL), losing to Crazy Sid in a XNL Championship number one contender's three–way match, which likewise included XL. On February 26, 2012, El Generico went by Russia interestingly, making his introduction for the Independent Wrestling Federation (IWF), where he confronted Ivan "Train" Markov and won. Later in the year, on September 16, they wrestled in a rematch and this time Markov was victorious. On September 8, 2012, Generico showed up for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), unsuccessfully difficult Masada for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship. After marking with WWE, El Generico showed up on January 18, 2013, when he worked for the Hart Legacy Wrestling (HLW) advancement in Calgary. In the opening four-way disposal match, El Generico and Samuray del Sol were successful over Cam!kaze and Pete Wilson, Brian Cage and Trent Barreta, and Andrew Hawkes and Ryan Rollins. Subsequently, the two earned a spot in a headliner ten man label group match, where they cooperated with Barreta, Davey Boy Smith, Jr. what's more, Jack Evans in a losing exertion against the group of Teddy Hart, Brian Cage, Cam!kaze, Flip Kendrick and Pete Wilson, with Generico being stuck for the win by Hart.

WWE

NXT Champion

On January 9, 2013, it was accounted for that Sebei had marked with WWE. The next day, it was determined that Sebei and WWE had consented to a verbal arrangement that would be marked after Sebei passed all medication and restorative tests. On January 30, it was accounted for that Sebei had breezed through his medicinal tests and formally marked his agreement with WWE. On February 13, Sebei made his presentation for WWE's formative domain NXT, however did not wrestle. Sebei's NXT in-ring debut occurred at a live occasion on March 7 in Tampa, Florida, where he wrestled a label group match while working unmasked and under his genuine name.

Sebei inevitably settled on the ring name Sami Zayn. Zayn made his broadcast debut on the May 22 NXT by overcoming two previous champions in WWE, first vanquishing Curt Hawkins in the opening match and afterward difficult and scoring an annoyed win over Antonio Cesaro later in the show. The next week he partook in a 18-man fight regal to decide the main contender to the NXT Championship, however was disposed of by Mason Ryan. On the June 12 NXT, Zayn endured his first pinfall misfortune in NXT in a rematch with Cesaro. On the July 17 NXT, Zayn neglected to win another main contender coordinate additionally including Cesaro and Leo Kruger. On the July 31 NXT, Zayn collaborated with NXT Champion Bo Dallas against Cesaro and Kruger; after Cesaro and Zayn fought to the back, Dallas lost the match and later pointed the finger at Zayn for the loss. On the August 21 NXT, Cesaro crushed Zayn in a two-out-of-three falls match to finish up the feud. On September 6, Zayn made his WWE debut at a house show in the place where he grew up of Montreal, where he crushed Cesaro. When Zayn focused on Dallas' NXT Championship, Dallas cost Zayn his match against Cesaro's kindred Real American, Jack Swagger. Dallas held an open test to decide the following title contender yet banned Zayn from competing, so Zayn took on the appearance of the covered El Local and vanquished Dallas to acquire his title shot. The match happened on the October 16 NXT; General Manager JBL restarted the match when Zayn won regardless of Dallas' foot on the ropes, yet not when Dallas sent Zayn into a presented turnbuckle to hold his title.

In November 2013, in the wake of tying a Beat the Clock challenge with Adrian Neville by vanquishing Leo Kruger, Zayn lost a main contender's match to Neville on the November 27 NXT. Zayn proceeded onward to quarrel with Kruger and the fight finished in Zayn winning a two-out-of-three falls match on the January 1, 2014 NXT. After that, Zayn's fixation on his misfortune to Antonio Cesaro the earlier year prompted him testing Cesaro to a rematch on the February 27 NXT Arrival; Cesaro won again however demonstrated appreciation to Zayn after the match. Corey Graves then fought with Zayn, with Zayn losing to Graves through official stoppage on the April 3 scene of NXT after Graves exploited Zayn's head injury. On the May 8 scene of NXT, Zayn took an interest in a 20-man fight regal for a NXT Championship shot, with Zayn being included in a three-manner tie. therefore, Zayn confronted the other two victors, Tyler Breeze and Tyson Kidd in a triple-risk match on the following scene of NXT, where Kidd won to wind up #1 contender. At NXT TakeOver, Zayn confronted Breeze in another #1 contender match, yet endured a questionable loss.

In June 2014, Zayn went ahead to quarrel with Tyson Kidd after Kidd surrendered him amid their match against the NXT Tag Team Champions, The Ascension. After Zayn vanquished Justin Gabriel, both Kidd and Gabriel assaulted Zayn, who was spared by his companion, NXT Champion Adrian Neville. Zayn later crushed Kidd twice to end the fight, once in a singles match on the July 17 scene of NXT; also in a label match with Adam Rose against Gabriel and Kidd, which was the first round of a competition for an open door at the NXT Tag Team Championship. Zayn and Rose lost in the second round to The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara). When Zayn, Kidd and Tyler Breeze each asserted some authority for a NXT Championship match, champion Neville consented to face every one of the three in a four-manner match at the following NXT TakeOver event. To buildup that match, Zayn and Neville showed up on the September 8, 2014 scene of Raw where they crushed Breeze and Kidd while making their fundamental program debuts.

At NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, Zayn almost won the four-way coordinate and the NXT Championship, however champion Adrian Neville halted him by dragging the official out of the ring; Neville went ahead to win and hold his title. This brought about pressure inside Neville and Zayn's friendship. After Zayn lost another match, this opportunity to Titus O'Neil, he pledged to begin a "street to recovery" prompting the NXT Championship, which saw him rout Tyson Kidd, Titus O'Neil and Tyler Breeze in singles matches. Zayn was compensated with a title match against Neville on the November 13 scene of NXT; Neville seemed to harm himself amid the match, yet he exploited on Zayn keeping an eye on him to vanquish Zayn. Neville consented to Zayn's solicitation for a title rematch, with Zayn vowing to stop NXT in the event that he lost.

On December 11, 2014 at the NXT TakeOver: R Evolution live uncommon, Zayn crushed Adrian Neville to win the NXT Championship. After the win, Zayn was saluted by numerous other NXT wrestlers, including Neville and Kevin Owens (the previous Kevin Steen). The show finished with Owens powerbombing Zayn onto the ring cook's garment to destroy their reunion. In his first title guard, Zayn crushed Neville in a rematch on the January 14, 2015, scene of NXT, yet endured another post-match assault by Owens. After an incensed Zayn requested a match against Owens, regardless of the fact that it implied putting the title on hold, a title match was set for NXT TakeOver: Rival on February 11. At the occasion, Owens caught the title from Zayn by means of arbitrator stoppage, having powerbombed a disorientated Zayn four times, finishing his rule at 62 days. At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Zayn had his NXT Championship rematch against Kevin Owens, which finished in a no challenge because of Zayn being not able proceed with the match. Owens kept striking Zayn until the appearing Samoa Joe made the save.

Following a seven-month rest, Zayn came back from damage on the December 23 scene of NXT (taped at the NXT TakeOver: London occasion on December 16), and crushed Tye Dillinger. On April 1, Zayn lost to Shinsuke Nakamura in the last's introduction match at NXT TakeOver: Dallas, after which both were given an overwhelming applause, keeping in mind Nakamura left the ring, Zayn was left waving farewells to the NXT fans, flagging his last appearance in NXT.

Fight with Kevin Owens

On the May 4 scene of Raw, Zayn made a cameo after he was presented by Bret Hart as John Cena's adversary for his week after week "U.S. Open Challenge" for his United States Championship; occurring in the place where he grew up of Montreal, Zayn was intensely supported by the group over Cena, at the end of the day lost the match; Cena, in any case, let Zayn have the ring to a remarkable applause from the live group taking after the match. After the appear, it was accounted for that Zayn had endured a shoulder harm and would experience a MRI for further investigation, which he honest to goodness harmed before the match even started.

On January 24, 2016 at Royal Rumble, Zayn contended in the Rumble match as the number 20 participant. Zayn disposed of Kevin Owens before being wiped out by Braun Strowman. On the March 7 scene of Raw, Zayn made an amazement come back to the fundamental program and assaulted Owens, who was very nearly assaulting Neville after their match. This prompted a label group match, after three days, on SmackDown, in which Zayn and Neville vanquished Owens and The Miz. Zayn kept on scoring triumphs against any semblance of The Miz and Stardust in different matches. At WrestleMania 32, Zayn would go up against Owens, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, Stardust, Sin Cara and Zack Ryder in a stepping stool match for the Intercontinental Championship, which was won by Ryder. On the April 4 scene of RAW, Zayn was planned to contend in a deadly four-manner match against Owens, AJ Styles, and Chris Jericho to decide the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, yet was assaulted by Owens, who powerbombed him through a table, and later supplanted by a returning Cesaro. Because of the activities of Owens, Shane McMahon gave Zayn another open door on the April 11 scene of Raw to wind up a #1 contender by having him face Styles, who had won the contender's match the prior week, however Zayn lost to Styles. On the April 18 scene of Raw, McMahon booked Zayn and Owens in a match at Payback, where Owens crushed Zayn. On the May 9 scene of Raw, Zayn crushed The Miz to enter a lethal four-path match for the Intercontinental Championship at Extreme Rules, yet Miz would hold the title. On the May 23 scene of Raw, Zayn vanquished Sheamus to fit the bill for the 2016 Money in the Bank stepping stool match, yet he was unsuccessful as the attaché was won by Dean Ambrose. On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft, Zayn was drafted to Raw. At Battleground, Zayn crushed Owens. At SummerSlam, Zayn and Neville crushed The Dudley Boyz on the Kickoff Show.

Titles and achievements

Affiliation de Lutte Féminine

Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament (2007) – with LuFisto

Britannia Wrestling Promotions

PWI:BWP World Catchweight Championship (1 time)

Chikara

Rey de Voladores (2011)

DDT Pro-Wrestling/Union Pro Wrestling

DDT Extreme Division Championship (1 time)

KO-D Openweight Championship (1 time)

Best Foreigner Award (2012)

First class Wrestling Revolution

First class 8 Tournament (2004)

GBG Wrestling

GBG Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Global Wrestling Syndicate

IWS World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

IWS World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Twiggy

North Shore Pro Wrestling

NSPW Championship (1 time)

Star Wrestling Guerrilla

PWG World Championship (2 times)

PWG World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Human Tornado (1), Quicksilver (1), Kevin Steen (2), and Paul London (1)

Clash of Los Angeles (2011)

Explosive Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2010) – with Paul London

Star Wrestling Illustrated

PWI positioned him No. 23 of the main 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015

Star Wrestling Prestige

PWP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Puerto Rico Wrestling Association

PRWA Caribbean Championship (1 time)

Ring of Honor

ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kevin Steen

ROH World Television Championship (1 time)

SoCal Uncensored

Match of the Year (2006) versus PAC, November 18, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

Match of the Year (2007) versus Bryan Danielson, July 29, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

Most Outstanding Wrestler (2006, 2007)

Label Team of the Year (2006) with Quicksilver

Wrestler of the Year (2007)

STHLM Wrestling

STHLM Wrestling Championship (1 time)

Westside Xtreme Wrestling

wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship (1 time)

16 Carat Gold Tournament (2012)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Fight of the Year (2010) versus Kevin Steen

WWE

Slammy Award (1 time)

NXT Superstar of the Year (2014)

WWE NXT

NXT Championship (1 time)