The backlish around Roman Reigns from fans is a major conversation point among many fans and superstars. WWE star Dean Ambrose and former member of the Shield with Reigns recently spoke with Brian Fritz of SportingNews.com. Ambrose is a dangerous man.
The Cincinnati scrapper began his path to WWE with a fearless career on the independent scene, notable for his ability both to absorb and to distribute punishment in equal measure. Through his years toiling away in obscurity, Ambrose competed in some of the most vicious environments imaginable, sacrificing his body and blood in the pursuit of inflicting as much damage on his opponent as humanly possible. Victory was incidental. What mattered to Ambrose was always the message. Here are some highlights:
Going from a fan and student of the game to WrestleMania 31:
“Obviously it’s really cool. It’s still like a little bit surreal and it’s weird that it’s so regular for me now. Like we were talking about Bret Hart. If I were to run into Bret Hart backstage at a show or if I run by Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper and say ‘hey man, what’s up?’. They’re like — not that we’re buddies — but I have a friendly relationship with them. (laughs) They’re just regular people. Like if I walk by Hulk Hogan in the hallway it’s like ‘what’s up brother?’ ‘What’s up brother?’. All of that stuff is very surreal. WrestleMania is coming up and it’s my third one and I know the routine. The week is kind of a circus and you’ve got stuff to do. There’s a lot going on. Now I know the routine and I’m prepared for it. I’m very relaxed. I’ve always pictured myself on this stage so being here is very comfortable for me. Being in the main event on Raw is jarring probably at first but also, from the moment I got here, I was ready for this and was hungry enough and ready for it . Finally. Finally I can be in the main event on Raw. Let’s get down to it. It was never to me ‘oh my God I’m so nervous, it’s such a big opportunity I hope I don’t screw it up’. It was never anything like that to me. It was always like alright, FINALLY I’m going to get this freaking shot. Let’s get to work. I feel like I belong here.”
On the fan backlash against Roman Reigns:
“To me, it’s all like people love to discuss and dissect and people have no idea … People really don’t know anything about, not that they don’t know anything about wrestling, but, like, people don’t really know what they’re talking about. Anybody can have a — especially in today’s day and age with Twitter and all that crap — everybody on Earth can … If you have a phone and an internet connection you can have a podcast and you can be like ‘oh, let’s discuss this controversy’. It makes it out to be more than it really is because I’m in the towns with him every single night and people cheer for him pretty much every single night. He’s a big freaking star who a lot of people love which means a lot of people are going to hate him too. To me, the whole ‘will the fan accept Roman Reigns?’. Well, they’re going to have to because he’s probably, if he wins the WWE Championship, well, then he’s going to be a big star and you’re going to tune in and watch him every single week and you can write whatever you want on your little blog or whatever. You’re going to watch him every single week on TV and you’re going to pay for the (WWE) Network and you’re going to buy pay-per-views and buy tickets and you’re going to essentially pay his bills. To me, the whole will the fans accept Roman Reigns thing is, I’m pretty bored with that. It’s like creating a story out of … That night at the Rumble it was a story. It was a pretty wild scene, unexpected or not, whatever. To me, it was like, I don’t (pause) I’m not a fan of wrestling because I care what the crowd is doing. I want to watch the match. I want to see these two guys go at it. I want to see how it plays out.”
Before vying for the Intercontinental Title in a Ladder Match at WrestleMania, The Lunatic Fringe and the intergalactic Stardust square off on Raw.
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