Bobby Roode on Theme Music, Dream Opponents and More

It’s great, it’s amazing it’s…..someone give me another really positive adjective! Bobby Roode has taken NXT by storm and he hasn’t looked back since his debut. With the GLORIOUS theme song and a very basic yet well done style, Roode has the potential to turn into something very special.

Roode recently appeared on the “Card Subject to Change” podcast for an interview on a variety of topics, mainly related to his NXT career. He also spoke about his ultimate goal as a WWE performer, his theme music and the move from Impact Wrestling over to NXT. Here are some highlights with transcription courtesy of Wrestlinginc.com:

On the Glorious Song

“It was kind of a unique situation. I was waiting for a work visa so that I could debut on TV with NXT. I already had a song picked out for my debut and then I was talking with Triple H about my character and kind of what I perceived it to be and what I wanted to do here. He had the Glorious song in the archives and he had me listen to it…I listened to it on headphones and I thought to myself it’s really different. Obviously it’s very different from anything else that anyone has here or really in all of the business. I thought it could either be really good or it could suck. Fortunately for me it turned into a glorious thing.”

This never gets old.

Bobby Roode's glorious entrance: NXT TakeOver: Toronto: November 19, 2016

On Moving to NXT

“It was easy actually for me. A little nerve racking at first because you hear a lot of negative things, and you hear some positive things. And until you get to experience it for yourself I didn’t try to come in with any sort of expectation. I had a conversation with Triple H. I’m not in my 20’s anymore and I’ve been doing this for almost twenty years so I wanted to come in, I wanted to be here, I wanted to get an opportunity, and he was willing to give me that opportunity and it’s been great for myself and I feel great for the brand. I think just with the experience that I’ve gained I was kind of prepared to come in, work hard and do what I’ve done to get me to this point.”

And on His Dream Opponent

“One of the main reasons that I got into the business was I’m a huge fan of Curt Hennig, Mr. Perfect. I have like 12 hours of Curt Hennig footage that I watch all the time. So if there’s probably one guy that I would have loved to have just met it would have been Curt Hennig. And if you’re talking about potential matches that I would love to have, that’d probably be John Cena at Wrestlemania.”

You can listen to the full interview here.

Opinion: Roode has grown on me at an alarming rate with the in-ring work being top level but the entrance being off the chart. He looks and feels like a star with the old school wrestling robe and completely over the top entrance. I wasn’t expecting anything this great when he debuted but Roode has taken me completely by surprise.

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