Add as a preferred source on Google Jonathan Coachman had harsh criticism for WWE after Sami Zayn lost the Undisputed WWE Championship to CM Punk.
As previously reported by Wrestling Noticias, Punk defeated Zayn on the latest episode of Monday Night Raw, ending a title reign that lasted only nine days.
In a recent social media post, Coachman spoke about the personal side of the decision. He said the issue was not the character, but the human being behind it.
“I never talk about guys from a personal level. I talk about them from a character level. The character Sami Zayn? No, I didn’t think he should’ve been champion. But on the human level, because I’ve been around so many guys, I’ve been in WWE for over a decade. These are real human beings, real people who show up every single day saying, ‘Man, do I have what it takes? Do they believe in me as a company?’”
The veteran said giving Zayn the title just to use him as a transitional champion was an ugly move by the company.
“And how you believe in somebody is by making them a champion, by giving them a push, by saying, ‘Yes, we believe in you to be the guy who’s going to carry this company for a certain period of time.’”
“So how excited do you think Sami Zayn was when he walked in two, three weeks ago and they said, ‘Here’s the plan. You’re going to be the Undisputed Champion for the very first time in your career. Congratulations.’”
Coachman also argued that Triple H knew what was coming from the moment Zayn won the title, pointing to his body language.
“Triple H even did the finger point of doom right after he won. Did he look excited? No, because Triple H knew what they were getting ready to do. I feel bad for Sami Zayn, I do. I would feel bad for anyone who got given a championship at the highest level just to be told, ‘You are nothing more than a placeholder.’”
Finally, he said WWE got the main events it wanted, but made Zayn pay the price.
“Sometimes we’ve got to think about these people as human beings. And I know, hey Coach, business is business. Yeah, well, Sami got business taken right upside his head because CM Punk hasn’t been there in three months. And he walks back in, and because you need him at SummerSlam, you go, ‘Sami, thanks but no thanks.’ Man… you’ve got to feel bad for the guy. But now, hey, at least they got the two main events that they wanted, and you got them on the same show… which is not SmackDown.”