2019 WWE Men’s Royal Rumble winner Seth Rollins recently did an interview with Newsweek to promote WrestleMania 35. “The Architect” will challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title at “The Show Of Shows” from MetLife Stadium on April 7. Rollins discussed what it means to have Roman Reigns back after battling leukemia, and what winning the Universal Championship would mean for the landscape of Monday Night RAW.
Here are the highlights:
What it means to have Roman Reigns back:
It’s so uplifting, dude. Just talking to him over the 6-7 months and seeing where his head is at, getting some time off and getting healthy to beat this disease for the second time is really special. It’s tremendous having him in the locker room, just being around telling jokes and being around him.
It’s been super special and we appreciate it a lot more with how things in our industry move so fast we take things for granted. But now we have a good reason to maybe understand and appreciate things a little bit better.
What winning the Universal Championship means for the landscape of Monday Night RAW:
You’ll just be able to see the belt represented every week and someone who will put it on the line to anyone who is deserving. You’re not going to have so much aimlessness because now there is a focus and a real tangible goal. What I hope is winning the Universal Title will refocus some of the guys on the roster because on Brock Lesnar, [the title] was out of reach for them.
Who is Brock Lesnar going to fight? Just by sheer numbers, he only has four or five matches a year so the odds getting a title shot are so slim. And now the opportunity will hopefully motivate and push guys to work harder and get to the next level.
And hopefully that inspires the next generation to come in and take those spots. And that inspiration will move us forward because the title was being held hostage by Brock Lesnar.
