Sami Zayn loves to push himself creatively.

Usually it’s in the wrestling ring, but this Thursday he will step on stage as a standup comedian, sharpening his comic chops.

Zayn said that he sees a lot of similarities between comedy and professional wrestling.

“I think the step from wrestling to comedy it’s not a very big step,” Zayn said in a video call. “The things that make it fun and the commonality between it is very similar, like timing and pacing and feel and rhythm and structure are all very very similar.”