Bobby Roode Talks About His Past Rejections from WWE

Bobby Roode is starting to see his star power shine within the WWE. Newly minted as the NXT Champion, he clearly has legitimate staying power within the company, and should be on his way to the main roster at some point.

But it wasn’t always this way. Like everyone in the wrestling business would attest to, it is tough to break out in the industry. The WWE is the toughest nut to crack of them all, something Shane Douglas talked about as well.

But Roode has taken all of that in stride. When asked about his multiple rejections to enter the big leagues, he is completely humble in his response.

I firmly believe not just in business but in life that everything happens for a reason. Not getting hired back in those days fueled the fire a little bit to go out there and get over and go different places and work harder. I have no regrets. I got to work with some great people over the last 12 years.

The experience that I gained and the people that I met and the travels that I did, I wouldn’t change that for the world. I think it’s made me a better worker. It’s made me a better wrestler. It’s made me a better person. I think in sports entertainment timing is everything. It was a learning experience for me back in those days. I obviously wasn’t ready and I got to go to a different spot and for over 12 years kind of work on my brand and become somewhat of a household name and get better and get older.