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Sami Zayn Likely Did Not Take WWE Pay Cut Despite Podcast Speculation

JULY 10, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Sami Zayn’s WWE Championship win sparked a wild theory that the title was payback for accepting a massive salary cut, but the known details do not line up with that claim. Dave Meltzer addressed the situation in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter after Kevin Nash and Sean Oliver discussed Zayn’s contract on the Kliq This podcast. ... Read more

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