"It is high time that Sami Zayn takes the power back"

Sami Zayn: "You know, last week I came out and I was kind enough to share some images of how beautiful my life is outside of the toxic prisons walls of WWE. And I just want clarify something; the joy that I've been experiencing isn't just ‘cuz I went on a couple of lovely trips. It's because over the last nine months recovering from shoulder surgery I did a lot of soul searching. I did a lot of deep introspection. I had time to rekindle my love for a variety of subjects like history and sociology and psychology. Things that make us understand the human condition. And it's funny ‘cuz especially with regards to psychology it really helped me make sense of you people. In fact there's one psychological concept that really stuck with me and I think you'll agree that it really does pertain to all of you. Can we just put it up here for a moment? [Sami zeigt zur Leinwand, wo die Definition von "Psychological Entitlement" erklärt wird.] Okay, so, I obviously dumped it down a little for you and put it in big block letters for ya. But the concept is basically psychological entitlement. [Sami liest die Definition vor.] Psychological entitlement refers to a general belief that one deserves more or is entitled to more than others. Sound familiar? Yeah, yeah, ‘boo', because maybe it hits a little too close to home, right. Ha, ha, ha.

So, it's almost not your fault. It's almost not your fault. But it is. [Sami zeigt ins Publikum.] Because for years you have been fed the lie that the customer is always right. And there is a number of reasons why you believe this, a number of reasons this lie has been put on to you; mainly social and economic reasons which I'm not gonna even bother trying to explain here, ‘cuz trust me, not one person will understand it in Lexington, Kentucky. [Buh-Rufe vom Publikum, Sami lacht.] We both know I'm right. The point is you've come to think that what you feel is correct and that whatever you want should be given to you. [What?-Ruf in der Halle] In fact if you don't get exactly what you want, exactly when you want it, exactly how you want it, you throw a fit, you throw these little baby tantrums. [What?] Last week flying home, at the airport at four in the morning this soulless father walks up with his 5yr old son and he pushes him along to me, says ‘Just go on, son, ask him, ask him!' and the little boy asks me to sign one of my action figures. Now naturally I said ‘no' and he burst into tears and he cried and he ran into daddy's arms. Now, do you think that made me feel good? [Yeah-Rufe] You honestly think that made me feel good? [weitere Zustimmung in der Halle.] Okay, that says a lot more about you then you realize, ‘cuz it didn't make me feel good. Actually, it made me sick and the reason it made me sick more than anything is because this kid already at age five has already been taught that he is owed something. At age five he already thinks I owe him something. [Spricht zum fiktiven Kind im Ring] Guess what, junior , I don't owe you anything jus the same way I don't owe any one of you a damn thing. [Das Publikum buht, Sami schüttelt den Kopf.] I think I've been more than generous, I think three shoulder surgeries and 17 years of five star classic matches is pretty good, no? I think I've been pretty fair. So from here on out, you get whatever I give you. Understood? That is the new dynamic of this relationship. I will give you and you will sit there and take whatever I'm kind enough to give you.

[Sami lacht] It's so funny, ‘cuz I've got people coming up to me and attacking me left and right, saying [Sami verstellt die Stimme] ‘You know, if you don't like WWE, why you just quit? Yeah, if you don't like it here, just quit!' You like that? [Das Publikum stimmt zu.] Is that what you want? You want Sami Zayn to quit WWE? [Jubel, Yes-Chants und Sami lacht.] Hey, trust me, believe me, when I tell you that quitting WWE would be [küsst seine zusammengeführten Fingerspitzen] amazing. It would be amazing, but you know what would be just a little bit more amazing; is coming out here week after week and holding every single one of you accountable for your actions. Coming out here, week after week and calling you out on your crap. Coming out here, week after week and be the critic of the critics. [Sami dreht sich ins Publikum zeigend im Kreis.] That's right, the critic of the critics. For far too long you've been drunk with power and nobody had the courage to stand up to you but it is high time THAT SAMI ZAYN TAKES THE POWER BACK." [Er lässt das Mikro fallen, und läuft zunächst mit erhobener Faust und dann ausgebreiteten Armen durch den Ring.]