Roman Reigns returned to TV at the SummerSlam pay-per-view, and he then won the Universal Title one week later at Payback. Since then fans have been seeing a very different side of Roman Reigns.
The Tribal Chief has been embracing his new heel persona and feuding with his cousin Jey Uso, and he recently defended the Universal Championship against Braun Strowman on a recent episode of SmackDown.
Strowman talked to Sportskeeda about the new Roman Reigns, and he noted that he’s not a fan of the Universal Champion’s new attitude.
“Look, I’ll be honest with you, I’m a little bit shocked by it and pretty appalled. Umm, you know, I’ve always had a lot of respect for Roman. Even when we were trying to kill each other, you know, he helped me out a lot early in my career, and he went away, and stuff in the beginning of this pandemic and I applauded him for being selfish and taking care of himself and his family, first and foremost. Whatever he has been through, or gone through, that was, like I said, we had a long conversation. At the end of the day, I wasn’t supposed to be in the position that I was in, going into WrestleMania. Like time and time before and time and time again and after, when WWE calls my number, I take the ball, and I put my head, and I run as hard as I can. I have, and I will continue to do that for this company.
“Saying that and that being said, I don’t know where this attitude and smug chip on his shoulder that he’s got since he’s come back. I don’t know if it’s because he’s got this parasite Paul Heyman in his ear, you know filling his head up full with all this c***, and stuff like this, but you know, at the end of the day, I feel like he is carrying the Universal entitlement, just his attitude, his whole new attitude. I’m not really a fan of it, and I don’t think too many of the guys are in the locker room.”
Roman Reigns will defend the Universal Championship against Jey Uso an in an I Quit Hell In A Cell Match tonight at the Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. Stay tuned for updates as they become available.
