Eric Bischoff: Now Is Not The Time For Sami Zayn As WWE Champion

Should Sami Zayn be the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion? Not right now, according to Eric Bischoff.

Zayn’s appeal has actually skyrocketed over the previous year thanks to his angle with the Bloodline, and his time with the group ended at last month’s Royal Rumble PLE.

On his 83 Weeks podcast, Bischoff described why this isn’t the correct time for Zayn to be the leading name in the business.

“I believe he can come out of Elimination Chamber with Roman and continue his climb to that WWE Champion status. If you [I believe put the belt on Zayn] now, as strong as Sami is, and as much as the crowd lags him now, I believe it would be a little early, specifically in WWE, they like to construct gradually.”

Bischoff provided his forecast on when would the correct time be for Zayn to lastly win the huge one.

“I believe within the next 6 months Sami is going to be right there. If undoubtedly Cody comes out of it as WWE Champion, I might see Sami and Cody down the line. Not yet, however soon. Does he have the skill? He has enough skill to share. I believe the crowd requires to see Sami because function for simply a bit longer, that upper 3rd of the lineup. I believe if they do it, in the next 6 months, definitely yes. I believe if they did it today, it ‘d be a bit prematurely.”

Sami Zayn will challenge Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns next Saturday at WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 in Zayn’s home town of Montreal.

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