Roman Reigns on WrestleMania, Emotions, Fan Reaction

Roman Reigns will have the opportunity of a lifetime Sunday, as he will headline WrestleMania alongside the recently re-signed Brock Lesnar with a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line. Prior to the big match though, Brian Fitz of Sporting News chatted with Reigns about the upcoming event.

Reigns spoke on when he realized the opportunity ahead of him:

“You know, it was kind of a double take. I was fortunate enough to win the 2015 Royal Rumble match which, in most scenarios, sets you up to be in the main event which that was the case for about 12 hours or so. And then I had to put that on the line, I had challengers. I was going to have to take on either Seth Rollins or Daniel Bryan for the #1 contendership. Fortunately for me, I was able to beat Daniel Bryan at Fast Lane and recapture my main event spot against Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. I would say as soon as I got that 1-2-3, when I beat Daniel Bryan, that’s when I knew OK, things are back to normal now.”

He spoke on the emotions flowing through him ahead of his match:

“I think it’s going to be awesome. I think it’s exciting. Everything for me is exciting about WrestleMania. You know, it’s not only the match but there’s so many opportunities that we get this week. For me, I’ve been able to do some awesome things. As you know, one of the great things I’m doing today is partnering up with Snickers. The huge question is who are you when you’re hungry? That’s the contest that we’re putting out there. We’ love to see everybody’s ultra egos. As soon as you feel like you’re a bit out of character, take a bite of that Snickers bar and everything’s going to feel better. All the fans can do me a favor and check out the Snickers homepage (www.Snickers.com) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/snickers) and you’ll get to see so many cool details about the contest. You can check out my commercial and my wacky alter ego when I’m hungry and hopefully you’re a little bit different than I am. You don’t want to catch yourself being insecure or a little anxious when you’re on TV.”

Reigns also said he’s not surprised about the mixed fan reaction headed into the match:

“No, not at all. Where we’re at now, with the internet and the whole Facebook thing, with Twitter, you’re able to connect and reach out to your fans more and see what they’re feeling. Fortunately for me, I do get that mixed reaction and that’s the thing. It’s a mixed reaction. Some days are stronger boos, some days are stronger cheers but for me, I like to focus on the support, focus on all the positivity. I have a lot of great fans out there who believe in me and that’s more momentum for myself. It’s always nice to get some positive reinforcement. I just want to thank all my fans and all my supporters out there. That’s my goal is to make my family proud, to represent my family, myself and my fans.”

More from the interview can be found here.

Editor’s Note

He’s got the opportunity many will never get to have. Hope he can deliver with Brock.

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