00:59Could not feel more the same, brother.
01:01Could not feel more the same.
01:03Dude, I've been wanting to call you.
01:06I've been wanting to text you.
01:07But I just had to tell you this in person.
01:09So much of the stuff that you were telling me when I was with you, when you were the Tribal
01:13Chief telling me about what it means to be champion, I get it now.
01:16I get it.
01:16The burden?
01:17The burden.
01:18The burden.
01:19Oh, my God.
01:20He was listening.
01:21Yes.
01:22He was listening.
01:23Of course.
01:23You were always talking about the burden.
01:25I get it now.
01:26I get it.
01:27And my God.
01:28The disrespect.
01:31The disrespect.
01:32The disrespect.
01:32Oh, my God.
01:33It comes from every angle.
01:34What is with these people?
01:35The young guys.
01:36The old guys.
01:37Everybody wants to disrespect us.
01:39They think they're us.
01:40They think they're us.
01:42They think they're us.
01:44It's crazy, man.
01:45It all makes sense to me now.
01:46It really does.
01:47I didn't get it before.
01:48I get it now.
01:49I have to tell you that.
01:51Really.
01:52I appreciate that.
01:53But we're skipping a step here.
01:55San Diego!
02:07Acknowledge me.
02:21I love this.
02:22I love this.
02:23It feels like old times.
02:25It feels like nothing's changed.
02:27Oh, man.
02:28You know, I think about the old times a lot.
02:30I really do.
02:31This is nice.
02:33Speaking of old times,
02:36it's funny you came here.
02:39It's my show,
02:42but I have an opportunity for you.
02:46As a matter of fact,
02:46it's not just an opportunity.
02:48Some might think it's a favor.
02:51We were just talking about that burden,
02:54that giant responsibility
02:56that's sitting on your shoulder right now.
02:59It's tough to handle.
03:01Everybody wants it.
03:05But that's not even the most important title
03:07that you have.
03:10The most important title
03:11that you've ever had, Sammy,
03:13is the title of honorary oots.
03:20And my question is,
03:23are we here to discuss these titles
03:26or are we here to discuss the 946?
03:32Are you here
03:35out of greed
03:37or are you here out of love
03:40and are you here to serve
03:41the bloodline?
03:57Look, Roman, I'm not going to lie,
03:59my time in the bloodline
04:00was some of the best times of my life,
04:02definitely some of the best times
04:03of my career
04:03and
04:06or family.
04:07And that doesn't go away.
04:08That means the world to me.
04:09I don't take that lightly.
04:10I really don't.
04:11But you should be able to appreciate this
04:12more than anybody
04:13because now on SmackDown,
04:16now I'm the head of my own table.
04:21Now I've got to do things for me.
04:23I got to do things my way
04:24because in case you didn't notice,
04:25Roman,
04:26I am the undisputed WWE champion.
04:43Sami,
04:47that's A title.
04:49This is the title.
04:53You know,
04:54it's so funny you say that
04:56because,
04:57what is it,
04:57like 1,400 days,
04:59this one was the title
05:00and that was the B title.
05:02But now,
05:03now that one is yours,
05:04so that's the A title
05:05and now this is the B title.
05:06So it kind of gets me thinking,
05:08maybe it has nothing to do
05:09with which title it is.
05:10Maybe it's the arrogance
05:12of the man holding the title.
05:18Or maybe it's got nothing
05:19to do with the title at all
05:20and maybe it's got everything
05:21to do with the man
05:22holding the title.
05:25And maybe that title
05:26hasn't meant shit
05:27since WrestleMania 40.
05:31This is the title now.
05:43All right,
05:44here's what we're not going to do.
05:47We're not going to act
05:49like the WWE Championship
05:50isn't one of the hardest things
05:52on planet Earth to do
05:53and I did it.
05:55We're not going to sit here
05:56and minimize my achievement.
05:59Not you,
06:00not anybody.
06:00It took me 20 years
06:02to win this.
06:03Do you understand?
06:04This is a one in a million.
06:06This is one in a billion.
06:09There are eight billion people
06:11on this planet right now
06:12but only one
06:14is the WWE Champion
06:15and you're looking at him.
06:24You know what?
06:25I am so disappointed.
06:27This is not,
06:28this is not how I wanted
06:30things to go at all.
06:33All right?
06:33I respect you.
06:34You know that.
06:34We're family.
06:35You know that.
06:36I didn't want it
06:37to go down like this.
06:38I didn't.
06:40But what really feels
06:41like disrespect
06:42more than any of the words
06:43that you're saying
06:43is the fact that you're standing
06:45two feet away from me
06:46and we have this match
06:47in just a few weeks
06:48at Crown Jewel
06:49and you're standing there
06:51and you're standing there
06:51like you're not even
06:52sweating me
06:55like I'm not a threat
06:57when Roman,
06:59you better than anyone
07:00should know
07:01exactly what kind of threat
07:02I can pose.
07:07so I don't appreciate it.
07:13You think I'm not sweating you?
07:17You think I'm disrespecting you?
07:21I know exactly who you are.
07:24And if I'm just being honest,
07:27if we're looking at
07:28your track record,
07:31you might not even
07:32have that title
07:33by the time we get
07:34to Crown Jewel.
07:41For the first time,
07:42they're going to be
07:43this reigning world champions.
07:45November 7th,
07:46two and a half weeks away.
07:49Crown Jewel
07:50coming your way.
07:51Well, Roman Reigns
07:53clearly throwing
07:54disrespect in the direction
07:56of the WWE champ
07:57Sami Zayn,
07:59but this is not
07:59back boy honorary
08:01oost Sami Zayn
08:02anymore.
