During a recent appearance on the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, Roman Reigns commented on how much longer The Bloodline can dominate WWE TV, only competing with himself these days, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On if he’s ever worried about others rising to take his place: “No. I set it up too good. Too smart. If you build your systems properly, this is no different than big business. We can sit there and mentor billionaires on building systems to where you don’t have to use your brain no more. Building systems where they become instincts. That’s all I’ve done. I’ve just created systems within the pro wrestling and sports entertainment world.”
On how he views it like a CEO running a major company: “I treat it no differently than any CEO running any major company. There are all these little things that have to happen. There are so many boxes to check constantly in this role. Thank God for the Wiseman [Paul Heyman]. He makes it so much easier to organize and to handle. It’s just one of those things. You have to know what you’re doing. I put my time in. We took our notes, we did our studies, we did our lab work, we made our adjustments here and there.”
On only competing with himself: “I don’t compete with anybody. I’m just competing with myself. It’s not different than Michael [Jordan] or Kobe [Bryant] or any of the greats. We’re just going against ourselves. We just create a better version of ourselves. If I can make a better version of myself, he has no choice but to get better. Big Jim [Jimmy Uso] has to get better. Jey [Uso], everybody. Cream rises to the top. I believe in that. It’s survival of the fittest. I’m not truly manipulating like we do on camera. I’m just better than everybody. I believe it. I walk every step with that type of conviction.”
On how much longer The Bloodline can dominate WWE TV: “I think there is so much meat left on the bone and so many different ways to go. I’ve only given X amount. There are so many more layers for me to showcase. There are so many more layers for Jey, Jimmy [Uso], Solo [Sikoa], Jacob, or Tama [Tonga]. We have so many great characters. For the Wiseman. There are so many more layers to showcase. We’re all in our prime. I’m in the best shape of my life. Wiseman is getting into the best shape. It’s one of those things where, I think we can do this forever. I really do. A lot of people were like, ‘3rd inning.’ That was game one. It’s a seven game series. I’m not trying to bring up these analogies to pinpoint timelines. That’s me saying confidently I can run this thing for two more years, no problem.”
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