Roman Reigns has been one of the top stars in WWE for years now, and he’s taken on all comers throughout his career. Reigns is the current Universal Champion, and Daniel Bryan could be gunning for his belt as Bryan announced this week on SmackDown that he’ll be entering the Royal Rumble match.
Daniel Bryan appeared on this week’s episode of Talking Smack, and he explained why it’s such a big deal for him to win the Royal Rumble.
“You know, in my 20 plus year career, I have never won a Battle Royal. Isn’t that crazy? Like, I’ve wrestled in, like, crazy places where people aren’t very good, right? Like in Battle Royals with a bunch of people that you would have never heard of. And for whatever reason, some of them were good for whatever reason. I could never win a Battle Royal. But this might be my last chance. So, I’m making it a goal to win the Royal Rumble, to win a Battle Royal. If that happens, if I win the Royal Rumble, that means I will go to WrestleMania and face whoever’s the Universal Champion.”
Bryan also had words for Paul Heyman, as he made it clear to Heyman that he thinks he’s the superior competitor.
“Paul, I don’t lay claim to being better than many people at certain things. But I’ll tell you this: I am a better fighter than Roman Reigns. And I’m sure as hell a better wrestler than Roman Reigns. And if I win the Royal Rumble and face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, and he’s still the champion, I will beat him for that championship. Here’s another thing: If he’s not champion somewhere down the line, I’m going to beat him down, anyway.”
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