Sami Zayn Reveals Which Segment Earned Vince McMahon’s Trust

If you earn your way into Vince McMahon’s good graces, odds are you will be taken care of. Such is the case with Sami Zayn who recently revealed which segment earned him McMahon’s trust.

During his appearance on Renee Paquette’s Oral Sessions, Zayn talked about the time he was the guest referee for a Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins match. This was apparently the segment that inspired Vince McMahon to allow Zayn to be the mouthpiece for Shinsuke Nakamura. Here is the quote, courtesy of Fightful:

“You never know which segment is going to open their eyes. I think I was already doing good work in the ring and established myself as more than competent in the ring and holding my own on the microphone as a good guy and doing really good work as a bad guy. There was one day where I was a guest referee for Kevin [Owens] vs. Seth [Rollins]. I was just doing me. When I got back, they were all doubled over. I think that inspired the idea for me to be a mouthpiece for Shinsuke [Nakamura]. I came back and Vince is like, ‘You have the gift of gab.’ I wasn’t even cutting a promo, I was just being a ref, but they just started seeing me in a new light of, ‘this guy, he can be so much and do so much for other people.’

I think they saw a broader vision for me in that moment. Someone who can be a manager even 10-15 years down the road. There was a new trust. I’m one of the luckier guys. It took a while for my ideas to start getting through. I’m sure Jon had a million ideas he was pitching, and he was a top guy, he was a champion. Sometimes they just don’t get through. I just started getting lucky out of nowhere and because stuff was working and I had a good relationship with writers, I’m very lucky. I can’t complain as much as other guys when it comes to pitching things and getting them. I have gotten away with a lot more than most, so I don’t think I’m in a position to complain about that.”

Sami Zayn also talked about having creative freedom within WWE. You can read more about that here.

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