The Bloodline storyline has become one of the most talked about storylines in years and The Tribal Chief character has helped Roman Reigns to take his career to new heights. Many have praised Roman’s performance as The Tribal Chief, and Paul Heyman has been right there by his side throughout the journey.
Paul Heyman recently spoke to Variety about Roman’s current character and noted that he thinks Reigns has created a, “layered, nuanced persona” before adding that he believes the character should be recognized.
“I will honestly state that I’ll put Roman Reigns and his portrayal of the Tribal Chief up against anybody right now in how he has approached a reality-based character of the top star of the industry. And the fact that he’s not recognized by the people that are there to reward such performances with an award, to me, is disconcerting.”
Heyman continued to talk about the idea of Roman Reigns being considered for an award when he added, “We’re trying to present a body of work that exceeds all boundaries and limitations that have been imposed upon this industry, either self-imposed or imposed by the predetermined notion of what this business is by the outside world, as evidenced by the fact that we’re sitting here today talking about the unfathomable concept of the Emmy Awards, because a year ago we would have been laughed out of the conversation. But this is what we strive for.”
Award worthy or not, Roman Reigns has a target on his back thanks to the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship which he is currently set to defend against Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber on February 18. Stay tuned for updates.
