Sami Zayn responds to controversial incident from Raw

By: Rahul V Krishnan Image Credit: WWE

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Sami then took to Twitter on Wednesday to explain his actions from last week's Monday night Raw.

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Sami Zayn responds to controversial incident from Raw

Sami then took to Twitter on Wednesday to explain his actions from last week's Monday night Raw.

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