Roman Reigns on WrestleMania XL buildup, trust in team & his origin story

Roman Reigns on WrestleMania XL buildup, trust in team & his origin story | WWE on ESPN

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Ай бұрын

Joe Tessitore sits down with Roman Reigns ahead of WrestleMania XL and talks about the buildup for his face-off with Cody Rhodes, trust in his team and his origin story.
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@iamm1lheadnodmusic Ай бұрын

I love that he took advantage of the empty arenas during Covid and honed his craft and created this character of the Tribal Chief. He became a much better and overall phenomenal performer!

@donderdonderptyltd5 Ай бұрын

Yeah this guy is a good heel who knows his game...

@maggielusk6833 Ай бұрын

He did no doubt but I've always found Roman captivating and interesting to watch! He's the man got me back into wrestling! Hadn't watched since I was a child!

@anasshahid224 Ай бұрын

Well said, the lack of fans truly allowed Roman to shine with the Tribal Chief character.

@KronosOnTheBeat Ай бұрын

I missed that time, could you tell me how he benefited from no fans in arena?

@rm22.02 Ай бұрын

You often hear guys talk about ‘doing the little things’ in the business such as facials, body language and feeling the crowd’s energy/playing on their emotions. I don’t think anybody to date does any of that better than Roman Reigns.

@juniormirandasegura3031 Ай бұрын

WWA-BJCDE

@MarioAdwater82 Ай бұрын

he's definitely a pro

@peluminova2515 Ай бұрын

He refined his craft to a masterful level. He'd do so well in Hollywood after his time as Tribal Chief

@maggielusk6833 Ай бұрын

Absolutely 100% facts.

@joseabreu-nn5cu Ай бұрын

John Cena.

@gee7846 Ай бұрын

Our Tribal Chief! so proud of Roman, been a fan since day one. Win or lose, he'll always be a legend especially to some of us, he's our childhood.

@sandiletwala3001 Ай бұрын

Well said

@legendkiller7495 Ай бұрын

5:17 how do i become the sun 🔥🔥🔥🔥 roman is very well spoken . Mic skills on another level

@Milan-jd3he Ай бұрын

Roman gets finally the recognition he deserves from Fans to marks ☝️☝️☝️

@K9-Z3RO Ай бұрын

taking his health into consideration, it's pretty understandable he drops the title at mania his done more then enough for wwe roman made smackdown watchable again definitely put the company on his back took it to new levels

@maggielusk6833 Ай бұрын

Without Roman there's no point in me watching anymore! He's the reason I watch! He's always captivated my interest since his days in developmental thru the Sheild and his singles titles but we've never done or seen anything like the Tribal Cheif before! Everything else pales into insignificance very meh!

@darrenpurves6150 Ай бұрын

Host is smooth and you can see how his guests would warm to him

@busheechewee1134 Ай бұрын

This is why Roman Reigns is the Face of WWE. They trust him to carry the company...even almost 4 years since he came back during the pandemic. The Tribal Chief and his Wiseman did what no one else did: created compelling storytelling with no fans in attendance. To this day, the Head of the Table and the Bloodline are still the most must-see performers in all WWE. Anyone who gets involved in their storyline also gets elevated...It's still all by design. Roman Reigns continues to be The One in WWE. For this reason, Roman Reigns will retain his title on Night2 and then move on to breaking Hogan's championship record. Acknowledge Him! ☝🏽

@SS-tg8lf Ай бұрын

Anyone else notice that over the years Reigns' speech patterns have changed? Before he sounded like a shy young dude trying to find himself. Then he started talking like a College jock. Now he talks like an experienced adult 👍

@dangelobrown87 Ай бұрын

Rock vs Roman storyline they need to continue their story

@Thomas-zs5wt Ай бұрын

not with the title though

@dangelobrown87 Ай бұрын

@@Thomas-zs5wt Roman was not dropping the title to Rock anyway

@ur.ummays Ай бұрын

Cody wins at WM. Rock "betrays" Roman for failing to bring home the title, attacks him and becomes the new tribal chief and leads the bloodline. Roman becomes "injured" from the attack to take a long deserving break due to his condition. Rock vs Cody late in the year and wins the title. Roman returns and wins the Royal Rumble to challenge the Rock for tribal chief status and the title at WM 41. Rock vs Roman WM 41.

@drphot6050 Ай бұрын

@@ur.ummays I'm digging this concept

@Thomas-zs5wt Ай бұрын

@@ur.ummays are you secretly a writer at wwe

@sebastienanicet2961 Ай бұрын

Roman is a future HOF☝🏼🩸

@heyyo7708 Ай бұрын

Come on heavy, everyone already knows that

@rafaelcolon2665 Ай бұрын

Love you Roman 😊😊

@sofiadrosos1308 Ай бұрын

The pandemic era really helped Roman hone his character. 4 years of incredible work. Great interview.

@christopherwattman1645 Ай бұрын

Tessitore is the man. Dude could interview a tree and make it a good interview.

@drphot6050 Ай бұрын

His rise has been phenomenal!

@kaibricturner8836 Ай бұрын

Proud of you Roman! ☝🏾

@OMIDO_JR Ай бұрын

We are shocking the world again at WrestleMania ☝️☝️☝️☝️

@SteadyGrinding23 Ай бұрын

Yessir ☝️

@mr.siboofficial8133 Ай бұрын

CORONA TIME WWE ALMOST RATED DOWN... ONLY MAN THAT TIME CHANGED THE WWE HISTORY 💯 "ROMAN REIGNS" MY TRIBAL CHIEF I ACKNOWLEDGE YOU FOREVER ❤☝🏼🔥

@MohdAslam-yw1co Ай бұрын

ROMAN REIGNS LOVE❤

@anasshahid224 Ай бұрын

Great interview, you have been killing it all WM week with these interviews. Roman Reigns is the man! One of the best wrestlers in the world today, a true mega star. ⭐️ 👏

@mr.siboofficial8133 Ай бұрын

ONE & ONLY THE KING OF WWE "ROMAN REIGNS" ❤☝🏼🔥

@souravdas1525 Ай бұрын

Cant wait to hear and still the wwe champion roman reings

@marshallmartin6064 Ай бұрын

It's gonna be a sad day tomorrow when my Tribal Chief looses 😢😢 Acknowledge him and what he's done for us

@shikuri3178 Ай бұрын

Well if he retains, majority will be angry

@marshallmartin6064 Ай бұрын

@@shikuri3178 I was in that building last year I was one of few that wanted him to retain that energy was something I never experienced before I'm over here yelling at all these people to acknowledge him

@holdmyweight3597 Ай бұрын

He’s winning against Cody. Mark this down

@JB825_ Ай бұрын

@@holdmyweight3597 That would be AWFUL, it's time for him to lose the title, it was time last year, but now it's REALLY time.

@dimoyy297 Ай бұрын

@@JB825_shut up

@kalibaking877 Ай бұрын

ACKNOWLEDGE HIM!☝️☝️☝️

@diamondeyesfilms Ай бұрын

☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾

@nickalvarez8716 Ай бұрын

Acknowledge the Tribal Queef losing

@MrLove717 Ай бұрын

Don't cry too much when stardust loses@@nickalvarez8716

@MrLove717 Ай бұрын

Don't cry too much when stardust loses@@nickalvarez8716

@user-sq1pg3mn4v Ай бұрын

TRIBAL chief Roman reigns forever I acknowledge you Roman reigns as my tribal chief ☝️☝️☝️

@DarrellGrant-nw5nu Ай бұрын

Trash

@user-sq1pg3mn4v Ай бұрын

@@DarrellGrant-nw5nu Roman is always the goat

@rcaydenphillips8472 Ай бұрын

Roman reigns 🐐

@DarrellGrant-nw5nu Ай бұрын

Trash

@Sledgepz Ай бұрын

I hope Roman Reigns win

@RoReigns52 Ай бұрын

GOAT

@JayStiles-kt2pm Ай бұрын

Nope

@dizzysoul6684 Ай бұрын

@@JayStiles-kt2pmtribal chief >>>> all indie vanilla midget wrestlers

@teizhanmcfall5239 Ай бұрын

Roman & Rock will win tonight. And Reigns will win tomorrow on night 2

@TheOnlyDTM Ай бұрын

You’re about to be disappointed tomorrow night lol

@emmanuelquaye-gl4gs Ай бұрын

Hmmmmm

@teizhanmcfall5239 Ай бұрын

@@TheOnlyDTM Okay

@RAL0981 Ай бұрын

@@TheOnlyDTMnothing is garunteed

@KrazyKarthik1 Ай бұрын

Roman❤❤❤

@AlfredFJones1776 Ай бұрын

Thanks for everything Roman. Hope your vacation is good and am excited for the Roman vs Rock match at mania 41

@joseatx1992 Ай бұрын

Cody is not winning 😂

@mymomandme00 Ай бұрын

He has changed and evolved

@maggielusk6833 Ай бұрын

Love Romans confidense. Hes so smart and articulated but i wanted the guy to ask Roman about the retirement rumours about Roman going round right now. Way i look at it if Roman leaves am done watching. Hes the only interesting and captivating thing on it!

@arqueviousfoster91 Ай бұрын

Best storyline in a long time

@_WF23 Ай бұрын

The GOAT will retain.

@APHELELEAKNJATYELA7 Ай бұрын

If roman loses im done he is the reason im watching wwe again

@bakcort Ай бұрын

I agree 😊

@camronaka5050 Ай бұрын

We got it weekend ☝️☝️

@rcaydenphillips8472 Ай бұрын

🩸🐐☝️ goat

@DarrellGrant-nw5nu Ай бұрын

Trash

@debeatup Ай бұрын

Thank you My Tribal Chief☝🏾

@sixarms Ай бұрын

Respect

@baffourappiah3853 Ай бұрын

Honestly Roman was outshined in the build to Mania, it feels more like Rock vs Cody.

@AKmohanrajj1 Ай бұрын

Everyone Was Outshined Cody, Seth & Roman

@baffourappiah3853 Ай бұрын

@@AKmohanrajj1 Naaa, its clearly Rock from the heel side and Cody as the babyface.

@simbongilemathenjwa6593 Ай бұрын

Rocky outshined everyone in that feud, Cody was made look weak,and treated like a skurnk Seth was the afterfourth, and Roman was not active made take take back seat for the rock, the Rock was made look stronger and superstar in the feud ... But I love how they tried to fix it ...last Monday at Raw...They made Roman look more dominant when he saved the rock and layed smackdown on Cody and Seth, and at the end when they raised the titles Roman looked dominant with the championship and Rocky looked like a sideman of Roman ... exactly how they should have build the feud as tag match not focusing only on one person, i feel like Rocky overbooked himself, and almost ruined everything during the build, like he was making everything about himself until triple H fixed on the last Monday night Raw before WrestleMania.

@dimoyy297 Ай бұрын

I mean the Rock is one of the most famous people in the world for a reason

@fahazhanriaz9879 Ай бұрын

Perfection from the beginning ☝️🩸

@ayo-yd9gh Ай бұрын

@DarrellGrant-nw5nu Ай бұрын

Yep

@MrML4L Ай бұрын

rock wouldnt be going over for the title period. He has already shown you can have the best match on the card without the title.

@triggatrey15thgasup Ай бұрын

Roman Reigns vs The Rock if that happens at WrestleMania 41 it's not going to be a mid card it will be for the undisputed WWE universal Champion

@MrML4L Ай бұрын

@@triggatrey15thgasup did I say mid card? You don't need a title for a main event match. That's been proven time after time.

@triggatrey15thgasup Ай бұрын

@@MrML4L this is a new era kid, John cena and the Rock didn't need it the first time but they had to the second time, ROMAN REIGNS DO NEED TO KEEP THE BELT TO FIGHT THE ROCK TO BE A PART OF FINISHING HIS STORY. you think rock vs Roman going to close Wrestlemania with no title on the line 🤣

@rcaydenphillips8472 Ай бұрын

Roman beat Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40 Cody crybabies

@AnthonyMcqueen1987 Ай бұрын

Hope he keeps the belt and chase records Cody Rhodes to me is boring. He is not championship material and he will lose that belt as soon as he gets it. Which will make Roman's run with the belt meaningless. Smash Rhodes once and for all and make history.

@kang7664 Ай бұрын

Honest question, don’t Roman and Heyman have involvement in creative? What about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as he sits on the board of TKO. How long have The Rock and Roman and Heyman known who’s leaving WM 40 as champ on Sunday night? And did The Rock have any say in who wins?

@ur.ummays Ай бұрын

I watched the documentary and it seems like he has a big involvement in his own creativity because behind the scenes he's the one to include the usos, solo sikoa and Sami Zayn into the storyline. I don't think he chooses the outcome of his matches but I'm pretty sure he knows the results before hand

@simbongilemathenjwa6593 Ай бұрын

Roman and Paul are behind the creative, with the bloodline story,him and Paul Call the final decisions on how Roman and the bloodline story is presented, I'm not sure if him and the company decided to have him retain or not, but if he want to retain it possible because he calls the shot with the creative of the entire WWE backstage since 2020, when it come to the bloodline story. I think the Rock is limited with board of directors not with the wwe, he has nothing to do with in staff and creative teams of wwe.

@WorldBeater123 Ай бұрын

One of the greatest championship runs in the history of the company. Salute!

@user-zq7qt4ej5c Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@user-zq7qt4ej5c Ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️‍

@bambamjackson8757 Ай бұрын

ROMANN REIGNSSSS ALL DAYYY!!! ☝🏾☝🏾🩸🩸🩸😤😤😤☝🏾🩸

@tammyp8260 Ай бұрын

I stopped watching wrestling years ago. However he brought me back .

@roni.z Ай бұрын

Solo will be the next in line ❤ It's obvious that Roman loves him and he named Solo the Tribal heir because he know that Solo deserves it and can handle the business 💪🏼 Nobody deserves to be the face of WWE more than Solo 😍💪🏼

@daedaejones5908 Ай бұрын

Era of the Villain ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾😈😈😈😈😈😈

@rohan9545 Ай бұрын

🐐

@ayashayash8171 Ай бұрын

" i had 1 one thing on my mind to be a man of impact and influence " legend

@latonyapierce3236 Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤ my roman mf reihns 4 life!!😂😂😂😂😂

@depekthegreat359 Ай бұрын

My favourite ever Interracial wrestler(Samoan-Italian through his ancestries) is the undisputed "Greatest Of All Time" and I fully hope for him to retain the title to be written in a history book,good friends!!!:-D

@heavenli444 Ай бұрын

i’m gonna miss him if he loses that break is gonna hurt 😭

@bdwbdw9 Ай бұрын

i acknowledge you roman.From hongkong 🎉

@trishayoung6373 Ай бұрын

I think we should all thank WWE for doing the Thunderdome and letting us fans see the wrestling during COVID ,thank you WWE

@etw4988 Ай бұрын

Thank you Roman☝🏾🐐

@s0ccer96 Ай бұрын

The Bloodline is the only reason I even tune into WWE (along with Paul Heyman of course!)

@Robj007 Ай бұрын

☝🏿

@user-jy4fo1fy3p Ай бұрын

Roman is life ❤❤

@Viperoliver Ай бұрын

I miss Em as Champ already 😢, But he always be my Tribal Chief ☝🏾

@roxy9351 Ай бұрын

Thank you roman or joe, We appreciate you

@ronwhitaker4757 Ай бұрын

"to be a man of IMPACT and INFLUENCE"...That;s why I'm a big Roman fan!

@user-zq7qt4ej5c Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@user-bg3dc2zg4u Ай бұрын

Love you Roma 🥰🥰☝️😀😀

@cptvane3439 Ай бұрын

6:04 he changed from joe to the tribal chief for a moment

@florencevallejo Ай бұрын

MY MAN CRUSH❤❤❤❤❤

@samjohnsondas3793 Ай бұрын

I wanna se The rock vs Roman Reigns

@petrisordumitru5013 Ай бұрын

Next year wm41 without the title, makes the match more unpredictable.

@bethbrooks8197 Ай бұрын

Love my tribal chief.

@DarrellGrant-nw5nu Ай бұрын

Trash

@DCwolverine Ай бұрын

Acknowledge him!!!!!

@Loocoochuku Ай бұрын

Roman reigns will win at WrestleMania 40 💯🔥

@russellnorwood2470 Ай бұрын

Young legend 💯💯🐐

@EFO798 Ай бұрын

We gotta help Roman reigns. He suffers a medical condition called leukemia. We need to donate our bone marrow to help him.

@Loocoochuku Ай бұрын

Acknowledge your tribal chief ☝️💯🔥❤️

@user-zq7qt4ej5c Ай бұрын

👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

@dolapomoore Ай бұрын

Felt so good to take the likes to 100😅😅😅

@NabukeeraBlessedmai-dk3nh Ай бұрын

Roman Reign thank you so much. WWE fans will always remember you . New generation you made us love WWE , even though there has been champions but you have been unique , in fighting and entertaining. I loved you.

@cosmicking7979 Ай бұрын

his last full day as champion

@KjMurphy-ho8gb Ай бұрын

i hope roman wins on night 2 and continue his reign as champion

@nicholasguppy186 Ай бұрын

Im proud of Roman Reigns

@obialex3448 Ай бұрын

Cody Rhodes fans : Roman is a paper champion, he always needs help to win 😡 Also Cody Rhodes fans : John Cena and Stone Cold will help Cody win 😊 The joke writes itself. Clowns

@joellayne684 Ай бұрын

Acknowledge Him!!!!

@nicholasguppy186 Ай бұрын

Roman Reigns is my favorite wrestling i don wanted him to loses at Wrestlemania 40 it will be sad😢

@BlackDragonRuler Ай бұрын

They way everything is being built and the hype it’s making me nervous about night two and is making me feel like Cody might get the W because they’re giving Roman a lot of well deserved flowers. Which makes it feel like the end of his reign.

@KrazyKarthik1 Ай бұрын

☝️☝️☝️

@JJGM40X Ай бұрын

My Tribal Chief.. 🩸☝🏼

@chasingfelix3609 Ай бұрын

Roman loses in front of all of the bloodline and his family. Rock then beats him down and is acknowledge as Tribal Chief and the next year leads up to Rocks vs Reigns.