Sami Zayn

‘Riyadh is the closest thing to home,’ says newly crowned WWE champion Sami Zayn

Zayn is the first Arab Muslim wrestling world champion after defeating Cody Rhodes and Gunther at Night of Champions in the Saudi capital at the weekend
‘Truly, (my native) Montreal and Riyadh are kind of the two places where there’s not a more perfect dream scenario than winning it there,’ he tells Arab News

By Mohammed Fayad · 01 July 2026