Sami Zayn: Profile, Career, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won, Gimmick Evolution and Stats

Profile Info

Gender Male

Real Name Rami Sebei (رامي السباعي)

Ring Names

Sami Zayn ( February 13, 2013 - Present )
El Generico ( July 14, 2002 - February 12, 2013 )

Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

Weight

212 lbs (96 kg)

Born July 12, 1984 (age 36)

Birth Place Laval, Quebec, Canada

Billed From

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Nicknames The Great Liberator; The Underdog from the Underground; The Guardian Angel

Career History

Roles

Wrestler ( July 14, 2002 - Present )

Companies / Promotions

Promotion	from	to
Promotion WWE Brand SmackDown	October 14, 2019	Present
Promotion WWE Brand Raw	April 16, 2018	October 13, 2019
Promotion WWE Brand SmackDown	April 11, 2017	April 15, 2018
Promotion WWE Brand Raw	July 19, 2016	April 10, 2017
Promotion WWE	March 7, 2016	July 18, 2016
Promotion WWE Brand NXT	February 13, 2013	April 1, 2016
Promotion PWG	November 13, 2004	January 12, 2013
Promotion ROH	February 19, 2005	December 16, 2012
Promotion EVOLVE	April 13, 2012	December 8, 2012
Promotion CHIKARA	February 9, 2005	November 11, 2012
Promotion DG USA	March 31, 2012	November 4, 2012
Promotion DRAGON GATE	July 15, 2007	October 31, 2009
Promotion WXW	March 19, 2005	September 15, 2012
Promotion CZW	September 11, 2004	August 12, 2006

Face / Heel Turns

Alignment	from	to
Heel	October 8, 2017	Present
Face	September 11, 2004	October 7, 2017

Images

Aug 2020

Apr 2018

Mar 2016

Feb 2013

Mar 2002

Finishers

Helluva Kick - Running Big Boot to a cornered opponent ( February 13, 2013 - Present )
Reverse STO + Koji Clutch ( February 13, 2013 - April 1, 2016 )
Brainbustah!!!!! - Super Brainbuster onto the top turnbuckle ( July 14, 2002 - February 12, 2013 )
Spike Brainbuster ( July 14, 2002 - February 12, 2013 )

Theme Songs

Theme Song "World's Apart" by CFO$ - Single ( May 30, 2014 - Present )
Theme Song "Lower the Boom" by Fifth Floor - Single ( October 1, 2013 - May 29, 2014 )
Theme Song "3 Minute Record" by The Berettas - Single ( February 13, 2013 - September 30, 2013 )
Theme Song "¡Olé!" by The Bouncing Souls - Single ( July 14, 2002 - February 12, 2013 )

Titles & Accomplishments

Titles Won

World Wrestling Entertainment

2 WWE Intercontinental Championship
1 NXT Championship

Ring of Honor

1 ROH World Tag Team Championship (with Kevin Steen)
1 ROH World Television Championship

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

2 PWG World Championship
5 PWG World Tag Team Championship (2 with Kevin Steen, 1 with Human Tornado, 1 with Quicksilver, 1 with Paul London)

Britannia Wrestling Promotions

1 PWI:BWP World Catchweight Championship

DDT Pro-Wrestling / Union Pro Wrestling

1 DDT Extreme Division Championship
1 KO-D Openweight Championship

GBG Wrestling

1 GBG Heavyweight Championship

International Wrestling Syndicate

2 IWS Heavyweight Championship
1 IWS Tag Team Championship (with Twiggy)

North Shore Pro Wrestling

1 NSPW Championship

Pro Wrestling Prestige

1 PWP Heavyweight Championship

Puerto Rico Wrestling Association

1 PRWA Caribbean Championship

STHLM Wrestling

1 STHLM Wrestling Championship

Westside Xtreme Wrestling

1 wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship

Other Accomplishments

WWE Slammy Award - NXT Superstar of the Year (2014)
PWG Battle of Los Angeles Winner (2011)
PWG Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament Winner (2010 - with Paul London)
Chikara Rey de Voladores (2011)
wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament Winner (2012)
Association de Lutte Féminine's Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament Winner (2007 - with LuFisto)
DDT Best Foreigner Award Winner (2012)
Elite Wrestling Revolution's Elite 8 Tournament Winner (2004)
23° in the PWI 500 (2015)

Relations

Tag Teams & Stables

The Artist Collective - Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura ( August 20, 2019 - August 28, 2020 )
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn - Kevin Owens ( April 16, 2019 - June 30, 2019 )
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn - Kevin Owens ( October 8, 2017 - June 17, 2018 )
3.Ole! - Scott Parker, Shane Matthews ( April 15, 2011 - June 24, 2012 )
Peligro Abejas - Paul London ( May 9, 2010 - January 8, 2011 )
El Generico & Kevin Steen - Kevin Owens ( December 11, 2004 - December 19, 2009 )
Tozawa-juku - Akira Tozawa , Taku Iwasa, Kenichiro Arai, Koji Shishido, Shinobu, Yuki Ono ( July 10, 2008 - September 16, 2008 )
Cape Fear - Quicksilver ( January 7, 2006 - February 10, 2007 )
Two Skinny Black Guys - Human Tornado ( July 9, 2005 - January 21, 2006 )
Team Photosynthesis - Beef Wellington ( January 8, 2005 - September 17, 2005 )