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Sami Zayn isn’t making the trip to Jeddah with most of the WWE roster this week. Zayn, who is a Canadian of Syrian descent, reportedly won’t work June 7’s Super ShowDown or any of the company’s pay-per-view (PPV) events in Saudi Arabia due to tension between the hosts and Syria.
So what’s a guy to do with a free weekend?
Intensified attacks in NW Syria are targeting civilians & medical facilities.
— Sami Zayn (@SamiZayn) June 5, 2019
I will once again be partnering with @sams_usa to launch a mobile clinic in Syria to bring medical aid to those in desperate need.
Our fundraiser will be launched Friday, June 7, 2pm EDT.
Please RT. https://t.co/ypQi7HOjST
The specific start time of Zayn’s fundraiser has raised some eyebrows, seeing as it’s at the same time as the main Super ShowDown card starts. There’s probably a bit of a message there. But the important thing is the mission, which is just Sami’s latest attempt to help with humanitarian efforts in war-torn Syria.
If wrestling fans want to read anything into that? It’s still for a good cause.