Concerning backstage reaction to botched finish on WWE SmackDown involving Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens [REPORT]

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According to a recent report from Fightful Select, people backstage believed that the ending was blundered. The kickout from Kevin Owens was apparently not planned. The report claimed that many people backstage were upset, considering that the match was planned to end with Kevin Owens being knocked out by CM Punk and pinned by Sami Zayn.

Furthermore, it was reported that Zayn’s Helluva Kick to finish the match took away from CM Punk’s involvement, which was apparently an important part of the storyline.

Sami Zayn has praised CM Punk while breaking his WWE character

While Sami Zayn and CM Punk are at odds in WWE, the former is not shy about praising the Second City Saint in real life.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Zayn spoke about his initial confusion about Punk’s popularity. However, he later understood that Punk was in a league of his own, no matter how much criticism is thrown at him.

“There were times that Punk, to the levels he reached, I was like, ‘I don’t get how he reached these levels.’ Clearly, there is something about him, but I didn’t always get the hype. But after I got in the ring with him three or four times this year, you can’t take it away from him. Trust me, I would love to. I would love to just sit here and bash him for the next 10-15 minutes. But in the ring, I can’t take it away from him,” said Sami Zayn.

As of now, it remains to be seen if CM Punk will be the one to dethrone Sami Zayn as the Undisputed WWE Champion.