Sami Zayn recalls using the same move from a concert fistfight against former WWE Champion

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Sami Zayn was in a fistfight in 2005

Sami Zayn has recalled a fistfight he had in 2005 and compared it to a picture of him poking Drew McIntyre in the eye during their match on SmackDown last week.

On last week's episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Zayn faced off against McIntyre for the second week in a row. Just like the week before, the former Intercontinental Champion forfeited the match by running away through the crowd.

The spot came when the referee was trying to get The Scottish Warrior away from the Great Liberator, who was on the ropes. Zayn took advantage of the referee's distraction and poked his opponent in the eyes.

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A great footnote to this story: as we were being pulled apart I got into a screaming match with one of his friends and when I looked back, Super Dragon, who had not seen the earlier part of the fight, had jumped in and ALSO had his thumbs in the guy’s eyes. I couldn’t believe it. twitter.com/samizayn/statu…

Sami Zayn

@SamiZayn

I actually used this exact move in a fistfight at a White Stripes concert in Blackpool England in 2005.

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I actually used this exact move in a fistfight at a White Stripes concert in Blackpool England in 2005. https://t.co/rlFeA9WRoo

A great footnote to this story: as we were being pulled apart I got into a screaming match with one of his friends and when I looked back, Super Dragon, who had not seen the earlier part of the fight, had jumped in and ALSO had his thumbs in the guy’s eyes. I couldn’t believe it. twitter.com/samizayn/statu…

Zayn elaborated on the original tweet by offering more information about the fight:

"A great footnote to this story: as we were being pulled apart I got into a screaming match with one of his friends and when I looked back, Super Dragon, who had not seen the earlier part of the fight, had jumped in and ALSO had his thumbs in the guy’s eyes. I couldn’t believe it."

The man mentioned in the quote, Super Dragon, is a wrestler who made sporadic appearances in WCW. He is best known as the founder of famed independent wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where many of today's stars in WWE and AEW have competed.

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Sami Zayn will take on Drew McIntyre in a Lumberjack Match on SmackDown this week

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There's nowhere to run for @SamiZayn next week on #SmackDown!

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WWE official Adam Pearce confirmed that Sami Zayn will go up against Drew McIntyre for the third week in a row this Friday. But the upcoming bout will be a Lumberjack Match to prevent the former Intercontiental Champion from escaping his opponent.

For the past two weeks, Zayn has lost his match against McIntyre via countout because he ran away through the crowd. During a pre-match promo on last week's episode of the blue brand, the former NXT Champion chalked up his escape to him being a "master strategist."

WWE seems to be pushing the story that Zayn is afraid to lose a match after his high-profile loss to Johnny Knoxville at WrestleMania 38.

Do you think Sami Zayn has another trick up his sleeve for his match on Friday? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below!

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