Posted By Caroline Walsh on 12/06/17


Roman Reigns recently spoke with The National Newspaper in Abu Dhabi, here are the highlights…

On beating The Undertaker: “It was a lot heavier [then expected emotionally]. They teach and prepare you in a lot of different ways in this business when you go through developmental and you are mentored and go through your training. But they never teach you to handle those kind of situations. The magnitude of retiring the Undertaker and possibly it being one of his last matches. For me it was very heavy. Everything felt very smooth going into it but once we got through that day it was a lot more emotional than I thought it would be and I am excited that it was.”

On facing and beating John Cena: “He is a once in a lifetime personality and for me to be able to say I was in the ring with a 16-time champion, and to defeat him, it did wonders for me. The build-up, the promos, I thought we had everyone hook, line and sinker and that is exactly what you want to do and that is the business part to create that buzz. It was a great programme, especially the fact the only time we got physical was at the pay per view and I felt we did a great job.”