Kevin Owens won the WWE Universal Title in shocking fashion on RAW back in August. Owens won the title in a fatal 4-way match between Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Big Cass and himself. Triple H returned to WWE TV to turn on Rollins, allowing Owens to pick up the victory and win the belt.
There has been a bit of backlash from fans about Owens being ‘handed’ the title instead of earning it. In a recent interview with the Mirror, he addressed some of the negative comments.
On winning the WWE Universal Title:
“It was the culmination of 21 years of hard work. I’m 32 now and was 11-years-old when I first watched WWE. When I started wrestling for WWE for a living, my goal was to become world champion, just as everybody’s goal is in this industry basically” (Source: The Mirror).
On some of the negative backlash towards Triple H helping him win the title:
“I’ve heard some people talk negatively about Triple H helping me win the title, but that actually made it more special to me, because without Triple H I wouldn’t be here. He made the call to hire me and he has been a pretty big supporter of mine since I first got here. For him to literally hand me the title, for me that just added to the moment” (Source: The Mirror).
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I don’t see people’s issue with the moment. It was one of the most shocking things I can remember in the past year. Owens is also a heel and the negative backlash only helps out his character. Owens also in the same interview spoke about potential matches against Shinsuke Nakamura, Brock Lesnar and Sami Zayn.
Let us know what you think of his comments below!