Roman Reigns is one of the most polarising superstars in all of WWE as he has been both hated and cheered throughout his career. While doing promotion work for the film Hobbs & Shaw, Roman Reigns spoke to Complex.
He talked about the difficulties in cutting a promo in WWE and how it is different from reading a script from a movie.
“I think the live performance and just dealing with that simultaneous reaction can be different.”
“Being able to limbo through a live reaction, a live promo, and then on top of that the physicality behind it or flowing through it, it’s a hell of a job,” Reigns said. “A promo, a match, and then another promo and you’re over here (he proceeds to start making panting noises and tries to cut a promo).
“For me, I think the realer the better. You already know, if you get into a fight, you’re going to blow up. Check out the Internet right now. Two men right now are dying, they’re breathing hard. We wrestle for 15, 20, 30 minutes and then you still have to talk and be presentable at that point. It comes with a lot of practice and conditioning to be able to get to that point and a bit of grooming as well.”
Wrestlers should definitely be commended for working hard putting on matches in the ring and then cutting promos. Roman Reigns certainly noticed the difference during his time shooting for Hobbs & Shaw.
h/t to Wrestling Inc for the transcription.
