Tommy Dreamer Compares CM Punk & Sami Zayn's WWE Raw Match To Hall Of Fame Rivals

This past Monday on "WWE Raw," CM Punk defeated Sami Zayn in the main event to qualify for the Elimination Chamber. Despite the two men never having stepped into the ring together before, they proved to have chemistry and impressed the audience from a technical standpoint. One person who was a massive fan of the match was ECW legend Tommy Dreamer, who compared Punk and Zayn's match to watching Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat wrestle. 

"I love, love, loved Sami vs. CM Punk. When I watched it, I had the feeling that these two guys did not like each other for real," Dreamer said on "Busted Open After Dark." "I would say these are two of the greats going at it, because when two guys that have never wrestled each other and have that chemistry — just off the charts. They reminded me of Flair-Steamboat that I've seen live many times of just going at it when there was an opening."

Dreamer continued to explain that Zayn earned Punk's respect after the "Best In The World" had previously claimed that he was on a different level than Zayn. Seth Rollins reminded Zayn of Punk's words before the match, trying to create more conflict due to his hatred for the former AEW star. Dreamer also said he loved watching Punk slightly play the antagonist during the match, and revealed that Zayn is now included in his personal top five greatest babyfaces of all time.

Zayn's night only got worse after losing to Punk, as Kevin Owens attacked him following the match to close the show. The blindside came after Zayn had attended to Owens following his brutal ladder match with Cody Rhodes at the Royal Rumble. Owens purposefully pushed Zayn into Punk to start his ambush, meaning never saw "The Prizefighter" appear and deliver a package piledriver to Zayn. It remains to be seen if Punk believes Zayn deliberately attacked him, but Dreamer hopes he realizes it was never Zayn's intention.

"[Zayn has] been involved in so many different stories, and now he's involved in another one with Kevin Owens, which will be told what the hell happened, and this friendship is now fragmented again." Dreamer said. "After they shake hands, Punk goes to leave, and a blindside attack. Hopefully CM Punk watches 'Monday Night Raw' like we all do and he goes and says, 'Hey, I saw that wasn't you that hit me and it was Kevin Owens.'"

All signs point towards Owens and Zayn going one-on-one at WrestleMania for the second time in their careers, though they could also clash at Elimination Chamber in Toronto.

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