On the latest episode of Smack Talk, wrestling veteran Dutch Mantell opened up about Sami Zayn and his ongoing storyline with The Bloodline.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Sami Zayn’s connection with the WWE Universe: “He has what every great wrestler has to have. He connects to the fans. If you look at Sami with his shirt off, he looks like he’s never even thought of ever walking into a gym but it works to his advantage. Mantell continued, “Everybody wants to bully him, push him around, but he’ll fight them. So, that puts him over in the eyes of the fans. A lot of fans see themselves as Sami Zayn and they identify with him and that’s why he’s over.”
On the eventual payoff between Sami and The Bloodline: “When they finally do something to him with some heels, that would really, really get hot if they messed up Sami. I don’t know if the Usos can get much hotter, but they probably could. If they do something to Sami, and Kevin makes the save, that’s your point. I mean, that’s what you want.”
Mantell also spoke about Vince McMahon’s return to WWE.
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