The King of Strong Style started off 2018 with a bang, outlasting 29 other superstars, and throwing over both John Cena and Roman Reigns, to win the Royal Rumble. In an interview with ESPN.com, Shinsuke Nakamura commented on this huge victory.
I believe this is the biggest thing to happen in my career so far. That’s until WresleMania this year which will be the biggest thing in my life. I really felt the people behind me. You had Cena, Roman. Randy, the biggest stars in the WWE and I feel like I’m a new guy, but the WWE Universe really supported me.
This was my first time being in a match with these kinds of rules. I’ve never watched a Royal Rumble match. This was my first time. I wanted to enjoy it for the first time being in it
Nakamura also commented on adjusting to the main roster.
When I came to NXT, I didn’t need to adjust. NXT fans are hardcore wrestling fans. I just had to wrestle and they reacted but when I got called up to Smackdown it was different. There’s just a difference in the live events. So last year I had to make an adjustment from NXT to Smackdown like others have done from NXT to Raw. It takes time to adjust but today I finally feel like I’m there.
