01:08The man who has dominated WrestleMania for the past decade plus, Roman Reigns is here
01:18live on Monday Night Raw.
01:33And Corey, I had an interesting sit-down interview we recorded with Roman Reigns on air this coming
01:39Sunday on the Countdown Show before WrestleMania.
01:42One of the things I did say to him is, when Roman Reigns is around, there is a different
01:48horror here in WWE.
01:51Just his presence alone is incredible.
01:54And I asked him about really being the man at WrestleMania for over the past decade plus.
02:01Do you know what this year will be Roman Reigns' 11th main event?
02:05No one's close.
02:06Hulk Hogan at eight.
02:08And he's in second place.
02:09Roman just continues to headline the show after show after show at WrestleMania.
02:16Breathing the rarefied air, fit only for the tribal chief.
02:22But trust me when I tell you that the man who will oppose Roman Reigns this Sunday at WrestleMania
02:31wants to make a legacy that will leave Roman in the dust.
02:36You know, Roman said that if he can't beat Punk on Sunday, he doesn't belong here in WWE.
02:42He said when he wins the World Championship, he will bring relevancy back to WWE.
03:13It's been a long time since this man has held the World Championship gold.
03:21He had that historic 1,300-day-plus reign as undisputed WWE champion.
03:30Well, that was still a few years ago.
03:33Roman looking to climb back to the top of a mountain.
03:52The OTC set to main event, WrestleMania Sunday.
04:00Roman Reigns is live.
04:08Roman Reigns is live.
04:11Roman Reigns is live.
04:21Roman Reigns is live.
06:01Sacramento, acknowledge me.
06:10After watching the cold open, what amounts to a political smear campaign put together by, assume, by yourself.
06:25I've come out here to tell the truth.
06:27And I'm going to have the people of Sacramento be my witnesses.
06:30And Roman, you can be the judge and the jury and the executioner.
06:35So as I tell my story, as I tell my truth, tell me when I'm telling lies.
06:55You come in this ring, we're not going to need these mics.
06:59Thanks.
07:31Here's the truth.
07:33I've thought a lot about it over the last couple of weeks.
07:36I hate you.
07:42I hate you because I envy you.
07:53This is all I ever wanted.
07:55This is the only dream I had in my heart since I was a little kid.
08:06And I envy the fact that it was handed to you.
08:14And I hate that you were champion for 1,316 days.
08:31Because after some self-reflection, I hate that I know how hard you worked your ass off to be that
08:40great.
08:47In the history books, in the future when they talk about legacy, they're not going to ask how.
08:53They're going to ask how many.
08:55And I hate that number, 1,316.
08:58I hate the amount of times you've main evented WrestleMania.
09:14Tell me when I'm telling lies, Roman.
09:17Have I lied?
09:23I hate that I envy.
09:26I hate that I feel this way.
09:42Sika was a great man.
09:44Sika was a great wrestler.
09:47Sika was a champion.
09:49Sika's a hall of famer.
09:52And I love and respect the old timers.
10:01And I hate the fact that I invoked your father's name in vain.
10:07And I sincerely apologize to you.
10:29I hate that there's more than one royal family in professional wrestling.
10:39And I hate that I envy the fact that I wasn't born into a dynasty.
10:46I don't know what having that kind of family is like.
10:54CM Punk was born in the backyards, avenues, and alleyways of Chicago.
10:59I was a misfit who had to find my own family.
11:04And I found my family in the streets of Sacramento.
11:11I found my family in the locker rooms of every VFW hall or Knights of Columbus.
11:19Or dilapidated, burnt out Midwest barn.
11:23The fireside bowl, bowling alleys, abandoned churches.
11:29I found my family and my people on the Indies.
11:32And I conquered the Indies.
11:35And then I went to Japan.
11:39I went to England.
11:40I went to Puerto Rico.
11:42I went all around the world twice.
11:44I wasn't handed anything.
11:46I wasn't born on third base with a silver spoon.
11:49I busted my ass.
11:52And I made pro wrestling my home.
11:55And I made them my family.
12:04I hate the fact that I feel this way.
12:08I hate the fact that I have to share anything with you,
12:11let alone my first singles match headlining WrestleMania.
12:20Tell me when I'm telling lies.
12:28On April 19th, just like tonight, I got gold on my shoes.
12:34I got gold around my waist.
12:39And late Sunday night, after the desert sun is set, and that dry air gets cold and there's
12:47gonna be steam rising off of my beat-up, blood-caked face, I'm gonna have gold above my head.
12:55And the ring announcer is gonna be saying, and still heavyweight champion of the world.
13:05With Las Vegas chanting, CM Punk.
13:20Tell me when I'm telling lies.
13:34That's probably the truest stuff I've ever heard you say.
13:41Up until the end.
13:43Up until the end.
13:47Let me tell you something true.
13:52I hate you too.
13:56I've hated you for a long time.
14:01But the main reason is because of your relationship with all of them.
14:09You see, I hope one day I can get to the point that when I leave, they miss me as
14:14much as they missed you.
14:16I hope that one day when I leave, they chant for me for 10 years straight.
14:24All that's true.
14:26That's the truest thing you got is the connection that you've made with our fan base.
14:30And nobody can ever take that away from you.
14:35But on Sunday, that's your truth.
14:40That's not the reality.
14:42The reality is the time is up.
14:45I gave you two months to hold this relevancy and you did nothing with it.
14:49On Sunday, it ain't Anne still.
14:53On Sunday, it's Anne new.
15:00And this little nostalgia act, this experiment's done.
15:04On Sunday, we fix this mess that you started.
15:10On Sunday, we make this place where we had it.
15:15At the very top, worth every single dollar.
15:19On Sunday, the tribal chief takes back over.
15:23And you, along with the whole world, will acknowledge me.
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