Roman Reigns On Working With Vince McMahon, WWE Injuries Creating Opportunities,The Royal Rumble
Scott Fishman of Channel Guide Magazine recently spoke with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns to promote Sunday's Royal Rumble pay-per-view. The full interview is at this link. Below are highlights:
Being ready for Sunday:
"If there is a match I'm prepared for experience-wise, it's the Rumble. The battle-royal-style match has been good to me. In the past two years, I have collectively been in there an hour or so, if not more. I have the elimination record for not the actual match, and I've won it before. So I like to think I have a lot of good things going for me. You just never know what can happen. You never know who is going to be in the Rumble. It's 29 other guys. This event has a history of great debuts, comebacks, surprises, things that will make you laugh, things that will make you jaw drop. It's going to be a great night hopefully for me."
Top WWE stars being out of action with injuries:
"We are a little banged up as a roster right now. That happens. This is a physical performance that we go out there and do. Everybody knows that it's definitely not ballet. So we know what we signed up for. The good thing is it allows people to step up. I'm not the only guy on this roster. There are plenty of guys who have been helping me and the company out tremendously. Plenty of guys you probably haven't heard about in a while ? or at all. Just like any other sport, any time a guy goes down it is unfortunate and brings the next man up.
"That creates a great opportunity for both men. A newer guy gets to step up and get on this level. Then there is the guy who got hurt that has to rebuild to come back and evolve and start fresh. You see it all the time. When you see a guy come back after getting hurt, you see it in his face and eyes. The refresh factor is so crucial. We don't ever have any time off. There is no off-season. Unfortunately, an injury can recharge your batteries."
Recently working with Vince McMahon:
"It's been incredible. Behind the scenes and in front of the camera is a little different. There are a lot of ways to describe Vince McMahon. He is an incredible man. He has the biggest plate to load up in WWE. He has so many things on his shoulders. He is pretty much the WWE champion every single day with his responsibilities. He has a tremendous drive and work ethic that is unmatched. He has been doing this for so long. They say he is 70. I don't believe it. I think it's more like 40 by the way he looks. The shape that he is in. It' s been incredible to be out there with him and build crowds with him and to share the ring with him."
Reigns also discussed WrestleMania 32, The Rock making an appearance in Dallas, WWE preparing The Shield for their singles runs and more in the full interview.
Source: Channel Guide Magazine