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Sami Zayn’s 2022 Breakout Could Be Prelude to Even Bigger Things

Working alongside The Bloodline has elevated him to new heights, but a major match at ‘WrestleMania’ is on the horizon in 2023.

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Sami Zayn has elevated himself to a new tier of stardom in 2022

This was a breakout year for Sami Zayn.

And his greatest moment of 2022 occurred when his T-shirt was ripped off by Roman Reigns.

Yes, you read that correctly.

Zayn possesses the ability to turn the ordinary—a hug from Jey Uso, for example—into the extraordinary.