Sami Zayn recently appeared as a guest on Montreal's 690 to promote the WWE live event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 6, 2022.
During the radio appearance, the WWE veteran spoke about what it is like to work with 'Jackass' star Johnny Knoxville, how wrestling fans can be very protective and more.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
On Johnny Knoxville being very easygoing and easy to get along with: "Well, it depends on how you actually look at it [Zayn laughed when asked if he actually likes Johnny Knoxville or is he a pain to deal with]. But, I will say this: In my limited experience with being in WWE and working with celebrities and there’s only been a handful that I’ve really interacted with. But I’ll say this: He’s very, very easy and easygoing and I do think he’s kind of a natural fit. You know, any time he’s come out, he’s gotten amazing responses from the audience, more than I’ve seen from any other celebrity that we’ve had because WWE fans are very, very passionate and they don’t always take kindly to outsiders who are not from WWE."
On how WWE fans can be protective, but they are very supportive of Knoxville: "I feel like it’s a protective thing. Like, ‘This is our thing, get out of it. We don’t want you here. We just want wrestling.’ Sometimes it can be like that. You know, I saw them boo Jon Stewart who’s like the nicest, funniest man in the world and he got booed out of the building; Jon Stewart, so for them to respond the way they did to Johnny Knoxville, every single time, I mean, I’ve been in the ring for all of them and they’re just really, really loud, deafening ovations so he’s just — there’s something about him, maybe there’s a certain authenticity and they feel like he’s — it’s just such a natural fit with him and WWE that it makes sense and even if I don’t necessarily like him, it’s still fun to be a part of."
Check out the complete interview at TSN.ca. H/T to POST Wrestling for transcribing the above quotes.
