During the latest edition of Talking Smack, Paul Heyman opened up on the reason of Roman Reigns missing the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view.
Paul Heyman says Roman Reigns was mistreated
Heyman said that Reigns could have easily main evented another Wrestlemania this year but being mistreated by the company he did not show up.
When he returned to the action he set an example for everyone.
He said:
“Four WrestleMania main events, would’ve been five if he had bothered to come this year but he didn’t like the way WWE was treating him. And what did he do? He set an example for who is “the man” around here. Came back and on his first night in the ring, once again, the top champion in WWE. And that man is going to be pushed past his limits by Kevin Owens. God help Kevin Owens because no one else in the ring is going to this Sunday night.”
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Paul Heyman on Kevin Owens being Roman Reigns’ challenger:
“Yes, Kevin Owens is a very dangerous competitior. Yes, Kevin Owens is the most dangerous challenger to Roman Reigns. Yes, Kevin Owens comes from nothing. No, Kevin Owens is not the poster boy of WWE nor is he the stereotypical WWE Superstar which makes that unorthodox style so damn dangerous. How far does that push a Division I athlete like Roman Reigns? How far does that push someone with the upbringing, that Samoan blood, that warrior culture running through his veins like Roman Reigns.”
Roman Reigns was planned to compete at WrestleMania 36, and was scheduled to face then Universal Champion Goldberg. But, due to COVID-19 concerns he was pulled back from the event.
Goldberg had defeated The Fiend to win the title.Reigns eventually won the title at Payback and has held the title since. He is set defend the title against Kevin Owens at TLC this Sunday.
