After being in one of the main events last year, Sami Zayn is grateful for the spot he holds on the WrestleMania 40 card.
Zayn is challenging Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 40. Their title match was confirmed when Zayn won a number one contender's gauntlet on the March 11 episode of Raw.
In an interview with Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Zayn said he feels lucky to be in this position at WrestleMania. Zayn thinks facing Gunther is the biggest spot you could have at the event except for being in the two top matches:
I think it's pretty big for sure. Coming off of last year where I found myself in a really just - you know, let's call it right place, right time. But I caught a lot of steam and a lot of momentum heading into WrestleMania over the six months or so leading into it and ended up in the main event. And any time you do something big, you know, I think in anything, I think in any field, not just as a wrestler or an artist or a whatever, but when you're able to accomplish something, there's always sort of like, 'Oh, now what' on the other side of it.
It's hard to sometimes keep that up, or wonder what's next, what could you do to top it, or anything like that. And if you watch WWE, you see how fast things move. And I'm just - I feel very lucky to be in a pretty good position a year later challenging the longest-reigning, most dominant Intercontinental Champion of all time. And if you're not in that top, top match with, let's say, Cody and Roman or The Rock or whatever, now I'd say this is the biggest match outside of that that you could possibly want to be in. So I'm pretty grateful to find myself in that spot, and I'm excited about it.
In 2023, Zayn & Kevin Owens defeated The Usos in the main event of WrestleMania 39 night one. It was the culmination of Zayn's feud with The Bloodline.
Gunther's Intercontinental title reign recently passed the 650-day mark. He's been champion since June 2022.
On Raw earlier this week, Gunther and Zayn had a contract signing for their WrestleMania title match:
WrestleMania 40 is being held in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday. April 7. WWE has yet to confirm which night Gunther vs. Zayn will be taking place on.
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