Roman Reigns’ character turning heel has certainly made him successful in WWE as he is now the Universal Champion. Many have wanted this change for years.
While speaking to Busted Open Radio, Corey Graves talked about Roman Reigns’ heel character. He remarked that it is not a “new character” for him.
“I think it’s the perfect example of when you bring the right amount of reality into the sports entertainment business. If you just capture it? It can be magic.”
“This is kind of interesting to a lot of guys that know Roman. Because this isn’t a ‘new’ character. This IS Roman Reigns. This is the guy that we’ve all known and loved…or despised, for years.”
“Roman believes this stuff that he says. Roman knows that he is the guy keeping SmackDown ahead of the pack right now. I genuinely enjoy the hell out of it, because I have the utmost respect for the entire Anoa’i family.”
“To see that kind of play out on screen and for the whole world to get to know that legacy is legitimate? [It’s great] knowing it’s not some storyline that was drawn up in a writers room.”
Reigns recently defeated Drew McIntyre at WWE Survivor Series. He is currently waiting to face his next challenger at WWE TLC on December 20th.
h/t to SE Scoops for the transcription.
