Roman Reigns On LA Knight: I Gotta Give Him His Respect. He Runs His Mouth, But He Came In There And He Backed It Up. He Just Ran Into A Better Competitor Today
Roman Reigns comments after successfully retaining his World Heavyweight Title at Money in the Bank.
On the show, Reigns defended his World Heavyweight Title against LA Knight. The bout ended in Reigns’ favor, and he retained his belt.
Following the match, Reigns spoke with Cathy Kelley, where he was asked where his focus is after the match.
“At this point in time, the main thing is just recover, try to get back to a place of health where I feel good because like you said, I got the whole world coming after me. Everybody wants what I have. This is the position. This is the burden. This is where you want to be. You want to be center stage. You want to be the one that holds the spotlight. Can’t you feel it? Can’t you feel the envy and the jealousy that just seeps back here? Everybody wants this. Before not too long ago, this was second prize. This was second fiddle. Now it’s the number one most coveted prize in the game because the Tribal Chief made it that way. But this is what it is. This is the position and this is what I was born for. Always ready.”
Reigns also talked about competing against LA Knight in New Orleans.
“It’s a big weekend. You know what I mean? I knocked this out straight to LA for the Street Fighter premiere. It’s a hell of a weekend. But this was priority right here. If I didn’t come to New Orleans, if I didn’t hold it down, if I didn’t whoop LA Knight, which I gotta give him his respect. He runs his mouth, but he came in there and he backed it up, but he just ran into a better competitor today. I don’t want to see him down the road, but man, this was the prerequisite to get to Monday, and I’m just happy I was able to do it.”
Immediately following his win over LA Knight, @WWERomanReigns spoke with @catherinekelley! ☝️ pic.twitter.com/3pAB5Q6ggX
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