Kevin Owens was thrilled to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles with Sami Zayn last year, though feels more could’ve been done with their reign.
The pair captured the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships in the main event of WrestleMania 39: Saturday in April of last year. The emotional climax of Zayn’s story with the Bloodline saw the pair end the record-breaking reign of The Usos.
Kevin Owens On His WWE Tag Team Title Reign
The pair held the titles until Payback 2023 where they would lose the gold to Damian Priest and Finn Balor of the Judgment Day. Speaking with Mail Sport, Owens reflected on his title reign and felt much went under the radar due to being kept off of Premium Live Events.
“Me and Sami worked our asses off to give main events on RAW every week that had people going wild and we succeeded, and I’m not one to toot my own horn, I really am not, but I think Sami and I did a lot of special things as champions that went under the radar because they weren’t on pay-per-views. They weren’t under the big bright lights. They were usually on RAW.”
?? 'Sami and I did a lot of special things as champions that went under the radar'@WWE's @FightOwensFight expresses his disappointment to @AlexMcCarthy88 over his tag title run with best friend @SamiZayn ?#WWE #EliminationChamber pic.twitter.com/kMTtymuwiX
— Mail Sport (@MailSport) February 24, 2024
Sami & Kevin’s Tag Title Reign
It’s not hard to see why Owens believes a lot of the title reign wasn’t given a spotlight. As champions, the pair were granted just one successful title defense, which came at WWE Night of Champions 2023. The pair held the gold for 154 days but is recognized by WWE as lasting 160 days.
What Came Next?
Following their loss, Owens would be moved to SmackDown and would quickly enter a feud with Logan Paul. Paul got a controversial win over Owens at the 2024 Royal Rumble PLE after the Prizefighter used brass knuckles introduced by Paul. Owens also worked the match with a legitimate injury. At the WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 event, both men competed in the Men’s Chamber match won by Drew McIntyre.
