In a very lengthy article in Vanity Fair, Roman Reigns talks about his home life, his career in WWE and the Vince McMahon scandal.
Reigns says that McMahon reached out to him recently to send him a birthday greeting but the accusations have
Reigns says McMahon reached out recently to wish him a happy birthday but the accusations were embarrassing to discuss.
“She’s got to live with all these situations that happened and hopefully she’s in a place where she feels comfortable and she’s secure in her own place,” he said of accuser Janel Grant. “It’s embarrassing. That’s stuff you don’t want to hear about. You don’t want your family to hear about.”
He also spoke about…
Donald Trump
“I support our president. Trump is one of those guys where he’s got a vast history and a huge background. He’s been in entertainment. He’s been in big business, politics. At this point, I’m supporting a bright future for our country. Positive and competent leadership. For us to be what we’re supposed to be—to be a world leader and carry that respect and do what a world power like us should be doing…It’s like he needs that adversary. He needs that opposition to bounce off of. He needs that competitive motivation or something…To be honest, the world seems to be more like wrestling than any other form of entertainment.”
Homelife
“My kids used to think I just work out for a living. They’re (his sons) going to be nurtured to think, like, Well, everybody’s just living a wrestling life. That’s what you’re supposed to do, just train and eat.”
Wrestling Fans
“They’re an educated fan base and they’re just not going to have someone who’s not 100 percent ready pushed onto them because those flaws are apparent. They were able to see the holes in my game, the inexperience that was still lingering over me. It was very simple. They were honest and I wasn’t.”
Past Frustrations With His Persona
“I was prepared to walk away if we weren’t going to be able to do what I felt was right for me creatively at the time.”