Sami Zayn

Rami Sebei (born July 12, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently working for WWE where he competes on their Raw brand under the ring name, Sami Zayn. He is a former one-time NXT Champion, a one-time United States Champion, a four-time Intercontinental Champion and a one-time Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion (Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Champion) with his real-life friend Kevin Owens.

He is also known under the ring name El Generico which he used while wrestling on the independent circuit. His gimmick was that of a luchador from Mexico. His theme song was "Olé!" by The Bouncing Souls and Olé! was also his catch phrase.

He has also wrestled for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla from 2004 to 2013, Chikara from 2005 to 2012, Ring of Honor from 2005 to 2012, Dragon Gate, Dramatic Dream Team, and Dragon Gate USA and Evolve in 2012.

Personal life
Sebei is a Muslim and completed a pilgrimage to Mecca called Umrah during WWE's trip to Saudi Arabia in 2023. He is of Syrian descent. Because of this he did not wrestle at WWE premium live events in Saudi Arabia until Night of Champions on May 27, 2023.

Sebei is married and has a son. He is a vegan, and is fluent in English, Arabic, and French. Sebei is close friends with Kevin Steen, better known in WWE as Kevin Owens, who he has teamed up and feuded with in his career.

In July 2017, Sebei created Sami for Syria to support the Syrian American Medical Society.
 Championships and accomplishments 
 Association de Lutte Féminine
 Sensational Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament (2007) – with LuFisto
 The Baltimore Sun
 WWE Match of the Year (2016) 
 Britannia Wrestling Promotions
 PWI:BWP World Catchweight Championship (1 time)
 Chikara
 Rey de Voladores (2011)
 DDT Pro-Wrestling / Union Pro Wrestling
 DDT Extreme Championship (1 time)
 KO-D Openweight Championship (1 time)
 Best Foreigner Award (2012)
 Elite Wrestling Revolution
 Elite 8 Tournament (2004)
 ESPN
 Best storyline of the year (2022) – 
 GBG Wrestling
 GBG Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 International Wrestling Syndicate
 IWS World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 IWS World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Twiggy
Monteregie Wrestling Federation
MWF Provincial Championship (1 time)
 New York Post
 Storyline of the Year (2022) 
 North Shore Pro Wrestling
 NSPW Championship (1 time)
 Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
 PWG World Championship (2 times)
 PWG World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Human Tornado (1), Quicksilver (1), Kevin Steen (2), and Paul London (1)
 Battle of Los Angeles (2011)
 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2010) – with Paul London
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 Faction of the Year (2022) – 
 Feud of the Year (2023) 
 Ranked No. 22 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023
 Pro Wrestling Prestige
 PWP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 Puerto Rico Wrestling Association
 PRWA Caribbean Championship (1 time)
 Ring of Honor
 ROH World Television Championship (1 time)
 ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kevin Steen
 Match of the Decade (2010s) 
 SoCal Uncensored
 Match of the Year (2006) vs. PAC, November 18, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
 Match of the Year (2007) vs. Bryan Danielson, July 29, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
 Most Outstanding Wrestler (2006, 2007)
 Tag Team of the Year (2006) with Quicksilver
 Wrestler of the Year (2007)
 STHLM Wrestling
 STHLM Wrestling Championship (1 time)
 Westside Xtreme Wrestling
 wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship (1 time)
 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2012)
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 Feud of the Year (2010) 
Shad Gaspard/Jon Huber Memorial Award (2020)
Best Gimmick (2022)
 WWE
NXT Championship (1 time)
 WWE Intercontinental Championship (4 times)
 WWE United States Championship (1 time)
 WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kevin Owens
 WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kevin Owens
 Slammy Award (1 time)
 NXT Superstar of the Year (2014)

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Category:1984 births
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Category:Canadian Muslims
Category:Canadian professional wrestlers
Category:Sportspeople from Quebec
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