“Wrestling in Attitude Era Would Have Been Too Easy”- Roman Reigns Makes a Huge Statement

Published 01/30/2021, 12:52 PM EST

Roman Reigns is the most dominant force in WWE right now and has managed to decimate everyone in his path. We can only imagine what went through his head when he heard The Undertaker’s recent comments on Wrestlers today.

In his recent interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, ‘The Deadman’ referred to Superstars today as ‘soft’, and he wished they were more like the men of his time in the Attitude Era.

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Roman Reigns did not take the comments lightly and decided to retaliate. In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, ‘The Tribal Chief’ claimed that wrestlers today are far more challenged than the ones of the Attitude Era.

“To be honest, and this is gonna make some good headlines, but it [wrestling in the Attitude Era] would’ve been too easy,” said Reigns. “I feel like [John] Cena said it before. It’s a challenge to be PG. It’s a challenge to not have to go the cheap route.”

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Roman stresses the point that PG has so many restrictions that selling something was a lot harder. Creating a brutal heel and delivering up to fans’ expectations is much more complicated than it used to be.

WWE TV today is not even allowed to show blood in color display due to the PG restrictions. Moreover, Stone Cold spraying everyone with beer is something that can never happen in the PG scene.

“Being able to shove everything up everyone’s ass, to do that stuff, to just chug beers—and I’m not taking anything way from the performance and the physicality of what they did and the stories they told in the ring—these guys were great performers and great in-ring wrestlers. But the character development was easier,” explains Reigns.

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“If I could just start chugging bourbon and smoking cigars, imagine what my character could be. We could go even further on this mob boss thing,” concluded ‘The Tribal Chief’.

Roman Reigns fired back with pure facts and proved that the work he and his colleagues do is nothing short of what wrestlers have been doing for generations.

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Through his heel run, Reigns has been roving that wrestling isn’t just about outlandish spots. Perhaps that is what ‘The Deadman’ needs to see in today’s wrestling.

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Luke Dias is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports, having published more than 1000 articles on professional wrestling. Having completed courses in Advanced Writing from the University of California and Media and Ethics from the University of Amsterdam, Luke is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Journalism from Xavier’s College. His tremendous knowledge of WWE history enables him to make past connections, adding depth to the articles.

“Wrestling in Attitude Era Would Have Been Too Easy”- Roman Reigns Makes a Huge Statement

Roman Reigns believes that building a character today is much harder

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