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Rob
08-16-2014, 06:03 AM
Roman Reigns recently spoke (http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/14/roman-reigns-says-hes-100-ready) with IGN to promote WWE SummerSlam. Below are some highlights:

IGN: And how about heading into your first-ever singles SummerSlam match?

Reigns: I'm excited, man. It's a great opportunity to me. I have a really strong opponent in Randy Orton. A former multi-time world champion. He's held just about every title under the sun. And he's done it all in a major way. He's basically wreaked havoc and ran roughshod over the WWE for quite some time. Some people might forget that. Not the Viper part, but that for many years he was running the show. The biggest bad guy in town. So I couldn't have a better platform and a bigger stepping stone than I have at SummerSlam.

IGN: Over the past couple Pay-Per-Views, you've had world title opportunities. Some people say you're not ready yet while others think you are. What do you have to say about that?

Reigns: Everyone has an opinion. That's just a crazy part of this world now. You can type things on the internet. You can have no credentials in any area and just get on your smart phone and write whatever you want. For me, I know me. I know who I am. I know where I come from and where I want to go. I know I'm 100% ready.

Everyone else seems to have an opinion, and claim to know, whether I am or I'm not. I would love to see all the people who run their mouths try and do what I do. Because they can't. I'm special and then men that I work with are extremely special. We were built, and I was born, to handle situations the way I do. I've always been the type who can be thrown in the fire and make it out. So I was ready six months ago. I was ready a year ago. Any time I'm given an opportunity, I feel I'm ready.

IGN: Your run with The Shield is done now, but you still have the Shield music and the entrance that takes you down through the crowd. Rollins and Ambrose got new theme music. Did you want a new track and a new entrance?

Reigns: No, I enjoy walking through the crowd. I think that's a cool part of the show. And I think it's become a bit of a signature trademark of the show. I would think now too that after my whole run with The Shield that the value of those seats have gone up. Before they were just seats. Now you can actually interact. When we would all walk down the steps, there were three guys there right up close. You could touch us. You could smell us. You know what I mean? We were right there. It's not a common opportunity.

If there's a certain Superstar who doesn't want to touch hands, he can just walked down the middle of the entrance ramp and nobody's close to him. When I'm walking down through the crowd, I have no choice. People are going to grab me. They'll get a sense of me up close and my real size. So it's a whole different experience. I'm very grateful to have kept that part. And for me it was an obvious choice. Because if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

the madscotsman
08-16-2014, 11:59 AM
Reigns isn't ready. Ziggler should be getting this push.

LionDen
08-18-2014, 08:58 PM
I agree he is not ready. He just had his first big PPV match and went pretty well, to bad they had to go slow to fill time. Reigns should be ready to win the title at Mania if he keeps getting the right push and matches.

Great to see Ziggler win the IC title. Also since when is Miz a veteran in the locker room lol as he likes to see he is.

muzi
08-20-2014, 09:08 PM
Agree too, he's not nearby as ready as he thinks he is...

Big Evil
08-20-2014, 09:41 PM
Well I think they have tested Reigns with the title matches he has been in. They do this often with guys they try and test their mettle and see if they can hang with the big boys. It's no secret that the guys that composed the Shield are going to be the three biggest stars of the next decade or so. Ziggler is overdue, for sure, especially after being stuck down after the concussion and losing the title. But to say we should throw Dolph in there to replace Reigns is ridiculous. Right now we have Brock Lesnar on top and we know Cena is going to be in the title picture moving forward. Randy Orton is never far from the top slot and Rollins is always ready with a briefcase.

I don't see Reigns or Rollins winning the title anytime soon. We will see what happens when 'Mania comes around, but I really don't see them winning the top title anytime before then. Honestly, I think it would be too soon if that were the case. Maybe they can drag this out another year or so with different feuds and things holding them back. The worst thing WWE can do is become a TNA-style reward system, where you place the top title on whomever is hot or just entered the company. WWE did it well with Daniel Bryan, having him fight so hard for so long before finally having him win it all at 'Mania. Thing is, this guy has been in the business for a long time scratching and clawing. Reigns does need more time for improvement, but let us face facts... the family he comes from is a wrestling empire. When your cousin is the Rock you already have a one-up and his family pedigree is bred for greatness in this industry. I just don't want to see them place the title on him early and ruin the hype before he is truly ready to take over.

Travicity
08-20-2014, 11:11 PM
No. Ambrose should be.