What Did Roman Reigns' Gold Glove Stand For

Throughout his entire WWE career, one of the most signature pieces to Roman Reigns' attire has been the glove on his right hand, which often comes in different colors and is primarily used to deliver the Superman punch. However, during the early days of his run as the "Tribal Chief," Reigns debuted a gold glove, which quickly started fan speculation that his new attire was inspired by Thanos' Infinity Gauntlet from the Marvel Comics. 

Especially with the dominant persona that Reigns was portraying at the time, it made perfect sense that a small part of his wardrode could be made to resemble one of the most feared villains in pop culture history, a nigh unstoppable conqueror. That said, according to an interview Reigns did in 2021, the gold glove was never influenced by Thanos, but instead was meant to signify something even more mythical: the Midas Touch.

For any unfamiliar, the Midas Touch refers to the myth surrounding Midas, a king in Greek mythology who was able to turn anything he touched into gold.

"I saw the obvious parallels and comparisons, kind of made sense but no," Reigns said on the "Out of Character" podcast. I just wanted to change it up really and then with the character, and I said it before, everything that I touch just turns into gold and that's kind of been my goal with this chapter of my career, is to be able to lift everything up. And I've done that not only with just my opponents but anybody surrounding me within my storylines and within my narrative. That's something that's extremely important to me."

Although Reigns had no intentions of including any references to Marvel within his character, many WWE stars have cosplayed heroes or villains from the franchise in the past. Most famously, Seth Rollins' Deadpool inspired gear, Finn Balor's Venom face paint and Johnny Gargano's Iron Man suit have stood out as some of the best Marvel cosplays in recent memory.

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