Roman Reigns Explains Why He Doesn’t Have Many Friends Backstage In WWE

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Roman Reigns has explained why he doesn’t have many friends in WWE, says he stopped being ‘one of the boys’ after Tribal Chief switch.

Over the past six years, Roman Reigns has ascended to become arguably the biggest star in WWE as the Tribal Chief, with him holding the Universal Championship for 1316 days from 2020 until WrestleMania 40.

Roman has surrounded himself with his family in the Bloodline during that time, with him not having very many friends outside of his family on screen.

Roman Reigns Chose To Stop Being ‘One Of The Boys’

Speaking to Nightcap, Roman was asked if there were any WWE stars he doesn’t like backstage.

Roman said that he doesn’t really have any friends backstage in the company outside of his family, and that he chose to stop being ‘one of the boys’ after he returned as the Tribal Chief in 2020.

He said:

“It’s weird because years ago it was a different story, I’m in a different place. It’s a locker room, there is a camaraderie, it is a show and we are all working together, so there is that friendship, in the business we call it being one of the boys, being the boys.

“Early on, you could easily say that’s exactly what I was, but there was around a time when I kind of transformed into the Tribal Chief around COVID, when I came back I had to make a choice of do I want to be one of the boys or do I want to be responsible for the championships? Do I want to pull the wagon? Do I want to make this business better? Do I want to advance the industry? And I had to make that choice.

“I’ll cleanly say now that I don’t really have many friends anymore, I mean I have my family, I got my blood, and that’s real. We’re not a faction, we’re a family. People wondering how long this is gonna go on for? Ever. Until I’m gone.

“I’m not in the friend business, we’re in the conflict business, we’re here to sell tickets to get y’all to see us go at it. I mean I’m a businessman and I’m cordial with the locker room, but I’m not really trying to hang out with anybody.”

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The Fight For WWE’s Top Spot

Over the history of WWE, there have been many times where the top spot in the company was a hard fought race between multiple names, with the biggest examples being Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart’s real-life hatred over the spot in the mid 90s, and also The Rock and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin fighting for the spot at the end of the Attitude Era.

After over a decade of John Cena inarguably holding the top spot, there is currently a fight to be seen as WWE’s top star among several names, notably Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and CM Punk.

Reigns had been built up as WWE’s top star since the Shield’s break up in 2014, though Cody Rhodes’ victory at WrestleMania 40 over Reigns earned him the moniker of ‘QB1’.

As all three men continue to fight it out for the top spot, a number of rising stars such as Oba Femi, Rhea Ripley, Bron Breakker and Trick Williams are waiting in the wings, ready to take over.

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