WWE shares heartbreaking footage of former champion following title loss at SummerSlam 2024
The SummerSlam Premium Live Event saw as many as four WWE champions lose their respective title. The Stamford-based company recently shared a heartbreaking video of one of the four former champions following their loss in Cleveland.
Former Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn locked horns with Bron Breakker in a title match at The Biggest Party of The Summer. Zayn successfully defended his title against the former NXT North American Champion at Money in the Bank. However, this past Saturday, the story was completely different as the challenger secured the win in less than six minutes against the veteran performer.
WWE recently shared a reel on Instagram showing Sami Zayn in the backstage area, looking absolutely gutted after the loss. In the caption, the wrestling promotion asked an interesting question from the wrestling fans about the future of the former Bloodline member as it remains to be seen what lies ahead for Zayn following his loss at SummerSlam.
"After a tough loss at #SummerSlam, where does @samizayn go from here? 🤔," read the post.
You can check out the Instagram post below:
WWE Hall of Famer claims to be a massive Sami Zayn fan
Irrespective of his win/loss record, Sami Zayn is one of the most beloved babyfaces on the roster. WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff also claimed to be the latter's fan recently.
During one of the editions of the 83 Weeks podcast from earlier this year, Bischoff showered praise on Zayn. The former RAW General Manager referred to the former Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion as an immensely creative in-ring performer. The 69-year-old further claimed that Zayn understands wrestling psychology and knows how to convey emotions in every particular situation.
"I'm just a massive fan of Sami Zayn. I got to work with Sami a little bit back in 2019, and just an amazingly fun guy to work with because he's super creative; I mean, he's a very, very creative guy. I don't know if he learned it natural or if he was born with the gift, or he's worked at the gift, or a combination of the two. But he really understands psychology and how to get the most emotion out of a scene, out of a match, out of a backstage situation. I just think the world of him," he said. [H/T WrestlingInc.]
Sami Zayn recently teamed up with former stable mate Jey Uso to take on The Judgment Day. Following Roman Reigns' return at SummerSlam, it remains to be seen whether. Zayn and Uce join forces with the Original Tribal Chief to take down the new Blooline, led by Solo Sikoa.