{"id":766743,"date":"2026-06-28T12:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/766743\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T12:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:46:12","slug":"kevin-owens-reacts-to-sami-zayns-wwe-championship-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/766743\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Owens reacts to Sami Zayn\u2019s WWE Championship win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Owens is reflecting on his friend\u2019s title win.<\/p>\n<p>After years of trying, Sami Zayn finally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe\/results\/wwe-night-of-champions-2026-live-results-cody-rhodes-vs-gunther-vs-sami-zayn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">won the WWE Championship on Saturday at Clash of Champions<\/a>, defeating Cody Rhodes and Gunther in triple threat match. Shortly after, Kevin Owens wrote on social media how he wished he could have been there, noting he was unable to due to his neck injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve missed a lot of things I wish I hadn\u2019t in the last 15 months because of this injury but today is, by far, the one I wish I had been there for the most,\u201d he wrote. \u201cHe has brought out the best in me as both an ally and a foe. That\u2019s because he is THE best. When you\u2019re consistently that good for that long, you become undeniable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSami becoming WWE Champion was inevitable,\u201d he continued. \u201cHe has deserved that moment for a very long time and I am so happy to see him finally get it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Owens went on to share photos of himself and Zayn over the years, noting: \u201cThe last one is him putting on my sock in a hotel room in the middle of nowhere in Texas because I thought I had broken my back the night before and could not move. He had to help me put on my boxers too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two have been friends dating back to their time on the independent wrestling scene. During their time on NXT and the main roster, they have been frequently seen either feuding with one another or teaming together, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe\/sami-zayn-on-wwe-wrestlemania-39-win-it-actually-exceeded-our-dreams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their highest profile win together coming at WrestleMania 39<\/a> where they defeated The Usos for the WWE Tag Team titles.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve missed a lot of things I wish I hadn\u2019t in the last 15 months because of this injury but today is, by far, the one I wish I had been there for the most. <\/p>\n<p>He has brought out the best in me as both an ally and a foe. That\u2019s because he is THE best. <\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re consistently\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bIn3uCzBLs\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/bIn3uCzBLs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin (@FightOwensFight) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/2071009622442533347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"preferred-source-link\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Google-CTA.jpg\" alt=\"Google Icon\" class=\"google-icon\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/author\/bryan-rose\/\" title=\"Bryan Rose\" class=\"gms-profile-image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782650772_663_5f0b051bb8f236fb6c4e8d1cc07a86fcbf674f20845dbd09a5587ee26e241589.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" alt=\"Bryan Rose\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Bryan Rose<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe\/gunther-nick-aldis-scuffle-following-wwe-night-of-champions\/?utm_source=navigation-previous&amp;utm_medium=internal\" class=\"gms-prev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kevin Owens is reflecting on his friend\u2019s title win. 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