Bret Hart Says Roman Reigns Is A Victim Of Bad Booking

WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart spoke with Sports Illustrated and during that interview commented on the comparisons between Roman Reigns and Kevin Nash. Here is what he had to say:

 


 

“Reigns is just like Kevin Nash,” said Hart. “If you look back at Reigns, his character was getting over really good on his own. Then they rushed him into a babyface turn and crammed him down everybody’s thoughts, and people rejected him. It wasn’t his fault. It was kind of like with Kevin Nash. He was slowly getting over, and I wrestled him at [the 1994] King of the Ring and we had a really good match. All of a sudden, by August, they were ready to make him the new champion. And I’m going, ‘He’s not ready yet. Give him a little time and let him get even more over.’ Why is there a rush? Reigns got dealt a bad set of cards. It has nothing to do with his work rate–he’s a really good worker and his style is really good. He just needs to be himself.

“They tend to rush guys too soon, and that makes me think of Steve Austin. Vince wanted to turn him babyface much sooner than he did. I remember Steve stopped it. Austin said, ‘No, let me get over more.’ And it paid off to be a little smarter and not rush. Some of the mistakes have more to do with the bookers instead of the actual wrestlers. Reigns is a victim of bad booking.”

You can check out the full interview by clicking here.

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