Sami Zayn earns lots of praise from fans over Ramadan gesture

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Sami Zayn has been spreading positivity on Twitter

The WWE Intercontinental champion Sami Zayn has been spreading positivity during the difficult times caused by the Coronavirus. The Canadian took to twitter to help fund some families in Gaza.

Gaza appears to have been largely spared from the coronavirus pandemic, with only 17 cases detected, all within quarantine facilities set up for those returning from abroad.

Sports events have been cancelled globally due to Covid-19. However, WWE welcomed the decision by Governor Ron DeSantis exempting “professional sports and media production with a national audience” from a state-wide stay-at-home order.

Daniel Bryan and Sami Zayn
Daniel Bryan faces off against Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 36 (WWE)

Despite all sporting action coming to a grinding halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, WWE decided to go ahead with its trademark show ‘WrestleMania’ as a two-day event.

Fans for their part were mostly impressed by Zayn and here are some of their reactions:

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Old foes Zayn and Bryan face off

Zayn has had a good run as the Intercontinental Champion and defeated Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 36.

Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro indirectly factored into the outcome by attacking Drew Gulak outside of the ring, which prompted Bryan to shift his focus on the duo.

Bryan then attempted an attack off the top rope over Zayn. But the champion countered into a modified version of the Helluva Kick for the win.

Sami Zayn is the current Intercontinental Champion
Sami Zayn is the current Intercontinental Champion (WWE)

Back in March, Zayn combined with Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro to defeat Braun Strowman. This took place at WWE Elimination Chamber with Zayn winning the Intercontinental Championship. The win marked Zayn’s first-ever WWE title and he has managed to hold on to the belt ever since.

When Bryan made his return to wrestling two years ago, his first match back was a tag team contest that saw him team with Shane McMahon against Zayn and Kevin Owens at WrestleMania.

Two years later, Bryan found himself back in the ring with The Great Liberator under different circumstances.

Although Zayn has developed into an agitating heel, he was often compared to Bryan during his NXT run. Although behind closed doors, fans still go to see Bryan vs Zayn recently.

Zayn has added dimensions to the characters of Nakamura and Cesaro since they joined forces 4 months ago. The duo of Nakamura and Cesaro have been instrumental in Zayn capturing and holding on to the Intercontinental title.

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