Before they were WWE stars: Kevin Owens (Kevin Steen) and Sami Zayn

One of the great thing about being a photographer is that you get to photograph « normal people » who then become famous. You slowly build an archive of important people, you are a witness (and a guardian) of history.

I already recalled how I first photographed P.K Subban in his junior rookie years

Do you know Kevin Steen? It is the real name of WWE superstar Kevin Owens, the current the WWE Universal champion belt, the world most important title any wrestler can hold.

In 2004/2005, he was just a kid. Every month, he would make the trip to Quebec City for the EWR wrestling show. He wrestled his first big names there: Steve Corino, A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniel and a then unknown guy named El Generico. Never heard of him? He his now also in the WWE and wrestles under the name of Sami Zayn.

Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens, then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Saturday April 9, 2005.

Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens (red shirt), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Saturday June 19, 2004.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens (left), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen with A.J. Styles in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Saturday January 8, 2005.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens, then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Saturday January 8, 2005.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens (red shirt), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Sunday May 30, 2004.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens, then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Sunday May 30, 2004.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstars Kevin Owens (red shirt), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, fights El Generico (now WWE star Sami Zayn) in their early wrestling days in Quebec City Saturday May 29, 2004.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstars Kevin Owens (red shirt), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, fights El Generico (now WWE star Sami Zayn) in their early wrestling days in Quebec City Saturday May 29, 2004.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens, then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Saturday May 29, 2004.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens (left), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight with Steve Corino in Quebec City Saturday November 6, 2004.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens (red shirt), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight with Christopher Daniels in Quebec City Saturday April 10, 2004.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens (right), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Friday July 22, 2005.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens (right), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Saturday April 9, 2005.
Kevin Owens
Canadian WWE superstar Kevin Owens (black shirt), then using his real name of Kevin Steen, is seen in his early wrestling days during a fight in Quebec City Saturday April 9, 2005.

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