Former WWE NXT Champion Sami Zayn recently spoke to Sport 360 during WWE’s tour of Abu Dhabi, and the following are some highlights:

On representing Arabs in WWE:

“It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do in terms of being an Arab presence in an Arab market as I don’t think a lot of people have been able to do it in wrestling. Certainly in the WWE there has never been a positive Arab image so if I can contribute to that then I feel great about that. Not just for myself but the whole Arab market.”

On WWE not giving him a stereotypical gimmick:

“I’m very proud that I can be myself. I’m not trying to be Arabic, I’m just being me and I happen to be Arabic. I think that might be refreshing to some people and it’s a bit more realistic than these pantomime villains we’ve seen before. Hopefully I can change some people’s perceptions being a down-to-earth human being that happens to be Arabic. Whether you’re Arabic or Portuguese it doesn’t really matter. A dude’s a dude!”

http://sport360.com/article/wwe/32681/interview-sami-zayn-flying-flag-wwe-middle-east