Sami Zayn says WWE live event was more special than Elimination Chamber

Thursday was a special night for Sami Zayn.

In his hometown of Laval, Quebec, Canada, Zayn teamed with his best friend Kevin Owens to defeat Judgment Day’s Finn Balor & Dominik Mysterio. It started as a singles match between Zayn and Balor before ending in a disqualification. Owens then made a surprise appearance at the show and helped Zayn even the odds.

But that wasn’t what made the show so special for Zayn. What truly made it an unforgettable experience is that Zayn’s son got to see him wrestle for the first time. 

While speaking to the crowd after the tag match, Zayn said this was even more special than Elimination Chamber in Montreal, where he challenged Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.

Zayn said:

You know, I’ve been coming to Montreal as a part of WWE for over 10 years now. And every single time I come I think, ‘Man, that was special. There’s no way next time will be quite as special.’ And guess what, next time is even more special. And I’ve said this over and over and over for 10 years. And after Elimination Chamber in Montreal, with all of you in my corner, I felt there’s no way it could get more special than that. But again I was wrong. Because tonight is somehow more special again.

Kevin might have mentioned, he’s got his wonderful family who supported him all these years sitting right here. You see them every time we’re in Montreal. For those of you that come to the show, you’ll see these guys right here who have been supporting me all these years, my family in the front row right here. But tonight is even more special, because you may know this about me by now, I’m a little bit of a private person, I keep some of this stuff to myself. Some of you might not know this, but I have a little boy. And he’s this cutie patootie right here in the red shirt.

When I’m at home, I’m not a WWE Superstar, I’m not Sami Zayn, I’m just Baba. And this young man right here has never seen me wrestle. He knows nothing about what I do. Tonight is the first time ever that he sees me in this ring.

Owens was originally advertised for WWE’s house show in Houston on Thursday night but appeared on the Laval/Montreal show instead.

Zayn made his return on this week’s WWE Holiday Tour events, appearing for the first time since an angle where he was attacked by Drew McIntyre on the December 4 episode of Raw. Zayn had requested and been granted time off by WWE.