WWE superstar Roman Reigns spoke with the Reno Gazette Journal prior to his appearance at the Reno Comic Con this past Saturday, and Reigns hit on a number of topics, including his eventual return from injury, his favorite match, and who his dream opponent is.
Reigns, who has been out of action since late September, talked about how his time away from the ring due to injury has been hard, but at the same time, it’s been refreshing.
“Based on the fact that we don’t have an off-season, it’s great for me personally and mentally to be able to collect myself, kind of gather the troops, re-game plan and just attack this thing another way. I don’t see it as I’m chasing that big pop. I’m not chasing one big pop. I’m chasing a collection of humongous, out-of-this world, never-been-heard-before pops. I just don’t want one of them, I want to hear them every single night and every single time I go in. So that’s the game plan for me. It would be nice to hear that energy be created again on the very first night that I come back but it’s gonna take a lot more than just one night. It’s gonna take day in and day out of just hard work, just completely dedicating myself to the product and just hoping for the best.”
When Reigns was asked about what his favorite match was, he could think of two off the top of his head. He also noted that when he returns to WWE, he would love to have another match with Randy Orton.
“I really liked the match I had with Randy [Orton] at Summer Slam. I thought we tore it up there. That would be a nice rematch, that’s always a good fight with Randy. But I probably have to go with the six-man tag we had in London a couple years ago or a year and a half or so ago against Daniel Bryan, Kane and Undertaker. That’s a good grouping of superstars to compete against.”
Lastly, Reigns was asked if he had a dream match, and it’s no surprise that Reigns named The Rock as his dream opponent.
“I think just considering the family I come from, there’d be no way better to celebrate it than having a match with Rocky at WrestleMania.”
Reigns, who was backstage in St. Louis at Sunday’s Survivor Series, announced that he is set to return to WWE action in late December. It’s unclear who Reigns will feud with upon his WWE return, but it’s clear that he will win the Royal Rumble match in January, and go on to headline WrestleMania 31 against current WWE champion Brock Lesnar.
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