Roman Reigns was recently a part of a conference call where he spoke on a wide variety of topics. Some of the audio was posted by ‘Inside the Ropes’. The highlight was Reigns speaking about his match against the Undertaker at Wrestlemania 33.
Reigns explained that the match with the Undertaker was a great honor for him. Here is what he said:
“It was a great honor. We have a whole new generation here. We have a young generation of talent coming up and it’s going to get to a point one day where there’s only a handful of us that can say yeah, I’ve been in the ring with John Cena, I’ve been in the ring with Randy Orton, I’ve been in the ring with the Undertaker, with Shawn Michaels, with Kurt Angle, with Triple H. There’s a lot of young guys who are never going to have that experience and are never going to have that opportunity to learn from being out there with guys like that.”
He continued:
“Being in the ring with the Undertaker, I was able to feel that respect for the business from him. I was able to feel that responsibility and also to see that weight lifted off of him. That was one thing that was really neat, but it was semi-concerning. The times that I’ve wrestled these legends, these guys who have plugged in all this time, you could see a sense of relief on their faces after the match. They could finally take a breath for once. And for me, I know that’s quite the responsibility.”
Reigns also admits that he hopes to one day be on the level of the Undertaker when it comes to respect:
“He’s allowed himself the opportunity to take the ball and run with it, and garner all of that attention and all of that respect, and have people appreciate that. I just hope I can one day be on that level.”
Next – Reigns had some comments about the Young Bucks during this interview as well.
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