Jul 2, 4:15 PM
Sami Zayn reveals message he received from John Cena after WWE title win
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We’ve heard reports that many people at WWE were thrilled that Sami Zayn was booked to win the company’s top belt last Saturday at Night of Champions. We’ve seen evidence of his colleagues’ excitement for Zayn’s unexpected victory in Saudi Arabia, and shared our own. On ESPN New York this morning (July 2) with Don La Greca and Peter Rosenberg, the new champ spoke about how much it all means to him. He also shared that he received a text from someone who’s won a WWE World title a record-setting 17 times. “I think one of the things that overwhelmed me the most about this is the outpouring of support and love and people saying, the words that came up the most were ‘overdue’ and ‘deserved’, like ‘well-deserved’ and ‘long overdue.’ And to get that from so many people that I respect and that I love and it’s really really been touching to no end. I guess one message that I got that I guess I didn’t expect, although I didn’t expect it and it was extremely nice was from John Cena. “He sent me a