Steve Austin Says Roman Reigns is "Not Ready"

PWTorch.com editor Wade Keller joined WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin on his most recent airing of “The Steve Austin Show.”

The two chatted about the “Royal Rumble,” Roman Reigns winning and the controversy that surrounded it.

Austin said the following on why the WWE Universe is having a hard time taking a liking to Reigns:

“If you’re trying to earn the fans respect, you’re really starting in the hole because people feel like he’s being forced down their throats. He’s not ready. They’re looking at the body of work. With the two other guys — three total in the Shield — he’s doing one-third of the work, come in and shine and get out. Now all the sudden you’ve got all these gaps to fill in the blanks, and he hasn’t been able to fill in those blanks.”

He also felt that Reigns “took a nap” in the corner of the ring during the Rumble.

Keller then mentioned how sources have told him that Reigns feels overly confident about his position in WWE. Austin replied with:

“You can’t take [your spot in WWE] as a given. As soon as you think you’re entitled, you’re thinking it’s a given — no, bad things are gonna happen because it’s conveyed in your presentation. It’s like when Alabama took on Ohio State. Ohio State was number four, Alabama number one, and I think Alabama assumed they were supposed to win that game and they got the h*** beat out of them because Ohio State went and punched them in the mouth. You can’t ever assume that everything’s just gonna happen because then you get a h*** of a wakeup call.”

Editor’s Note

I’m sure Austin will bring up these comments and his thoughts on Reigns to Triple H during the podcast on the WWE Network. All of his views on the matter are completely valid.

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