Roman Reigns recently spoke with Chuck Carroll for CBS Local Sports; you can read a few highlights below:
Roman Reigns comments on if it’s hard for a minority to achieve success in wrestling, being a good example of a mixed race person excelling in wrestling:
I think I’m a great example of that. I’m a multi-racial man. I don’t think it has anything to do with your color or your background. It’s the man that you are and what you stand for, and obviously the performer that you are. That’s one thing that Vince [McMahon] deeply wants to be embedded in his guys, in his superstars, that they’re good people. That’s one thing he’s always told me from the beginning is, “I don’t care if you’re the greatest wrestler in the world. I don’t care if you’re the most charismatic talker in the world, but I do care if you’re a good person and I think that’s all that matters.” When it comes down to it, it doesn’t matter what you look like, how big you are, what color your skin is or hair or eyes, if you’re a good person, you’re a good person.
Reigns comments on Monday night’s gauntlet match:
I’ve had some really cool nights. Honestly, my greatest one is when I was in Philly and I won the championship off of Sheamus, and it was my daughter’s birthday the same night. So the wrestling gods were just smiling on me that night. I don’t think the other night was gonna be that high up for me, being that I was the number-one entrant and I lost. But I think it was a great night for Seth and all of the business. It’s great anytime you see a performer take that step up and show just exactly what he’s worth. To be able to be out there for, I believe, 65 minutes, maybe more, was a great night for him. Good things are happening for him, and that means good things are happening for me and the rest of the business. I was proud of him and the work ethic and the endurance that he displayed. It just showed why he’s another main-event guy.
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Reigns comments on the rumors that he will face Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 34:
Yeah, we definitely have that. I think what puts validity behind this whole situation is we had a barnburner of a match. It’s one of my favorites that I’ve ever … Well, let me take that back. It’s not my favorite, because it didn’t feel good. But going back and seeing it and the outcome and the story and the reaction and just the rollercoaster ride that the crowd took with us, it was one of my finer days at work. There’s always gonna be that animosity to wanna finish the job. Not only towards Brock but towards Seth for interrupting that. The key is to be able to get to that point and deliver and capitalize. Hopefully I’ll get the shot. We gotta go through the Chamber on Sunday. We gotta make it out of that unscathed and then take a ride to Suplex City. It sounds a lot better than it really feels. Trust me.
