Roman Reigns Debuting New Gear Tonight, Talks Wanting To Face Undertaker, Getting To The Top

Roman Reigns spoke out to Crave Online and was asked whether he's ready to be WWE's next "guy" and carry the company on his shoulders.

"Absolutely, man! You don't sign up for this job to be on the under card. I'm not trying to open shows. I'm trying to close them," he says. "For me, I'm all about trial by fire. The way I learned how to swim, my dad picked me up by my hair, through me in the deep end. I touched the bottom, I started kicking and screaming, scratching, and clawing until I finally found air. If I can do that at 4 years old, I can handle it as a 29 year old."

Tonight at SummerSlam, Reigns will take on Randy Orton. He says fans can expect "a lot of heavy hitting" in the contest.

"The plan is to hit hard and more often and just to tear the house down," remarked Reigns. "You can say a lot about Randy Orton but he's a multi-time champion and one hell of a performer. When he's on; he's on. When The Viper is in the ring, you got to be careful cause he can strike. But let him strike first, I'll be the one to strike last."

For the match, Reigns will debut a new vest. He also has plans to overhaul it by WrestleMania 31.

"What I'm wearing for Summer Slam, I'm pretty excited about. Its kind of the same template of vest. It's just a different set up," said Reigns. "Probably by Wrestlemania, I'll debut a whole different type of vest. It's really cool to have cool gear."

Sting isn't the only star who wants The Undertaker as Reigns considers going one-on-one with "The Deadman" his "dream match."

"If you hear all the stories of him, man, he's like a godfather or something. You know what I mean?" said Reigns. "You hear all of these really cool things about him out in the ring, in the back, and just with the boys and stuff. He legitimately doesn't get enough credit for being a cornerstone of this business. That would be a dream come true to be in the ring with him."

During the SummerSlam Panel on Saturday where the WWE 2K15 roster was revealed, Reigns was asked who he would want to face at WrestleMania, and without hesitation, he said that he would love to take on The Undertaker.

Elsewhere in the interview, Reigns talks family, football, The Shield, how he prepares for a match and more.