Sami Zayn, proud Canadian, devout Muslim, and part-time crash test dummy, has not been spotted on WWE television since Kevin Owens turned their lifelong friendship into an unsanctioned demolition derby at Elimination Chamber on March 1. Naturally, fans began wondering: Is he hurt? Is he hiding? Is he just trying to avoid British airport food?
According to Fightful Select—which, by the way, sounds like a dating app for cage fighters—the word backstage is that Zayn himself requested time off. Now, was it due to that vicious beatdown involving tables, trashcans, and a chair that looked like it moonlighted as a medieval torture device? Possibly. But there’s also speculation it’s tied to Zayn observing Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting from dawn to dusk—something that doesn’t pair well with grueling European travel and trying to find halal protein bars in Liverpool.
Let’s talk about the match, because wow. It featured more illegal objects than a TSA bin after a Florida flight. Trashcans? Check. Tables? Check. Barbed wire-wrapped chair? Big check. And for the cherry on top, Owens dusted off the package piledriver, a move so dangerous it was previously locked away in a vault next to Vince McMahon’s original mustache wax.
So when will Sami return? Great question. No word yet. WrestleMania 41 is four weeks away, and unless Zayn materializes in a puff of holy smoke after Ramadan ends on March 29, it looks like this year’s ‘Mania may be Sami-free.
But don’t worry. If history has taught us anything, it’s that Sami Zayn always comes back. Usually with a beard, a grudge, and a steel chair somewhere in the background.