Ring the Bell!
Wrestling Storytelling
Once, when Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were kind-of-friends and kind-of-feuding, Kevin informed Sami at the end of a show one night that he wanted to say “just three little words” to him.
“What,” Sami said sardonically, “I love you?”
“Close,” said Kevin: “Ring the bell!”
The bell rang and Kevin stunnered Sami and pinned him, and when Sami staggered to his feet to complain, Kevin added “But I do love you.” (then stunnered him again).
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