Roman Reigns FULL INTERVIEW: WrestleMania with The Rock & Cody Rhodes + GOAT talk

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns joins The Pat McAfee Show live.
0:00 Pat’s intro
4:22 The story heading into WrestleMania
7:10 GOAT conversation
11:09 Scratching the surface
13:48 Jimmy vs. Jey
15:55 The Rock and Cody Rhodes
20:12 Paul Heyman going to Hall of Fame
26:48 Boston Connor asks a question
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[@NM-hq1io]

I watched Reigns get booed by the entire arena week in & week out during my teens - now I'm in my twenties & I'm so happy he's winning, what a turnaround

[@sugareecereviews]

Dude me too, i remember him getting booed non stop pretty much the entire time I was in high school from the time the shield broke up.

[@dampdigits]

Same brother

[@dampdigits]

I cheered him then I cheered him now ☝🏼 and probably forever

[@Richiefreshhh]

​@@sugareecereviews Because the Lukemia story was a work and so many still don't know. That was way too low for me. Quit watching after I found that out.

[@Persephone715]

​@@RichiefreshhhWhat are you talking about? He was diagnosed in 2007 during his attempt at football. He has myeloid. Jesus Christ.

[@nbl4254]

Roman : Who saw jey first Pat Mcafee: rikishi 😂😂😂

[@njad3]

Truth

[@dojoking]

What part did Pat say that?

[@mohammadqubbaj3600]

​@@dojoking 24:40

[@TheTRUEMAN000]

Roman didn't believe that

[@karlmarkmugisha3903]

Acknowledge the guy that didn't look for Hollywood but Hollywood came to him❤

[@pardeephans2479]

☝🏻

[@miamimarlin2980]

☝🏽

[@SeyaRKO]

LMAO they fucked up his entrance music lmao.

[@domingogonzalez9661]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cairosilvacairo1505]

​@@domingogonzalez9661kkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@Your_TribalChief]

They gate keeping his exit music like

[@javierarias424]

DJ drunk on the job

[@carlogz]

This is the funniest Roman Reigns interview I have ever watched. “I will never kill my cousin” lmao

[@harryjames5414]

“I’m the only guy that didn’t have to go to Hollywood. Hollywood came to me.” ☝️ 5:25

[@JaySiMusic]

I like roman but the rock was the first to ever to have Hollywood come to him

[@FutureLegend100]

​@@JaySiMusic Wrong also the rock went to Hollywood lol

[@JaySiMusic]

@@FutureLegend100 Poor fool🤡🤣💀

[@bereketteketel1128]

​You didn't get it man ​@@JaySiMusic

[@MrHarshverdhan]

Dude rock wasn't given big rolls he had to earn them same as jon cena. Guy had to nail down his chance in tooth fairy for crying out loud. ​@@JaySiMusic

[@55Wavey420]

The way he went in n out of character was perfect 💯

[@SoftcoreStoner]

Out of character Roman is like the polar opposite to in character Roman lol. Actually a really humble down to earth dude.

[@supremehoops8859]

The longest introduction of all time lmfao😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣

[@ehi80]

Lame

[@giancarlocrumps7564]

Only pat could pull that off 😂😂

[@cairosilvacairo1505]

​@@giancarlocrumps7564os meus pés 😂😂😂

[@walterreed5849]

swear i was disappointed when his theme didn’t play

[@user-vl9eq8oo4l]

lama?@@ehi80

[@Keanu_Bryant]

Everything Roman touches turns to gold. Jey is ready to world champion after working with Roman. Jimmy and Sami are the best versions of themselves working with Roman. Roman is a GOAT.

[@fredfernades8109]

Literally turned Cody into the face of the company too

[@johndonlifestyle]

Such a humble guy Roman his presence is greatness. I'm not ready for his reign to end!!

[@cairosilvacairo1505]

​@@fredfernades8109Roman reigns vs cody e é uma me-be-te-do de um tempo have e de qualidade

[@JONDAVIS111]

​@@fredfernades8109roman is the face of the company. Cody is the miz without the skill or charisma

[@dietracurvey7487]

​@@fredfernades8109Whatever makes you feel better dude.

[@qramsey1893]

I like that he got real when talking about Paul

[@SoftcoreStoner]

Out of character Roman is like the polar opposite to in character Roman lol. Actually a really humble down to earth dude.

[@TheChamp33]

The ending was hilarious 😂😂 Roman got that natural charisma thanks to Paul Heyman.

[@dietracurvey7487]

He had charisma before Heyman. Yall hate giving a poc their props.

[@jakenight5147]

...that's not how natural charisma works. It's natural. You don't get it from someone else that isn't biologically related...it's supposed to be inherent...from birth.

[@wwemusic4805]

he's always had crazy charisma, but I bet even morgan freeman would have trouble delivering some of the promo lines they wrote back then lmao 😂

[@hotcoldman77]

I'm dead 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 that was hilarious lmao

[@dunamisntia1527]

@@wwemusic4805🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@theLGI93]

I learned my lesson, appreciate an amazing performer while he's still around. I didn't do that with John Cena, I'm doing it with Roman Reigns. An amazing talent appreciate him while he's still around.

[@simenzelwedlamini]

smh

[@Damianpreist]

Forreal took Cena for granted but now I’ve been appreciating Roman all the way to the end

[@thatdadguy7795]

It was great to see Roman's fun side being one of the boys and doing some acknowledging of his own and just generally having a good time

[@TonyB1104]

Thank you Roman, for becoming must see, never thought he would before the historic title reign started. He’s became amazing overtime 🙌

[@JuwanAnderson58]

Never thought either! That’s why this is great to see!

[@Leclaudservices]

Yeah Cody can’t fill these entertainment shoes if he was champion lol

[@tonymac816]

When it’s all said and done we are really going appreciate Roman for this reign (no pun intended). I know a lot of people want him to drop the universal championship but we may never see a run like this again in modern wrestling. Gotta acknowledge this man give him his flowers he is a G!

[@pmac206]

To me it would be so anticlimactic to have him lose it to Cody of all people . I’m probably biased against Cody though, because I find the guy completely completely dull and unentertaning . The way he talks with that slow ridiculous pace that makes him always sound sarcastic. Oh my God it’s so painful to listen to.

[@peluminova2515]

Most don't understand the value of what they've got, until they lose it. Once Roman inevitably leaves and goes to be an even hotter star in Hollywood there'd be a big vacuum in WWE That's one of the reasons they're building this storylines and bigging Cody up so that vacuum won't be felt as much.

[@tonymac816]

@@pmac206 I like Cody I have since his Dashing Cody Rhodes gimmick but I think since he left the first time he has been trying to emulate his dad in his own weird way just without Dusty’s charisma. Don’t get me wrong Cody has the passion and conviction in his promos because the crowd loves him and are fully behind him.

[@tonymac816]

@@peluminova2515 that is the truth we see all the time especially in sports. It reminds me of the hate that Lebron gets. The same people who hates them now will be the same ones saying they miss them when they are gone.

[@peluminova2515]

@@tonymac816 yeah, like Messi x C. Ronaldo

[@bbd1603]

5-10 years ago no one would have thought Reigns would be this type of top guy in the company like a boss. I used to think even when one day he stop getting the boos he would be like a hero. Yk a baby face. But his heel turn was the best thing to ever happen to him it literally changed his career around

[@sammymorales6838]

Pat is wild with that Superman Punch lol

[@thisisdumbaf69]

He surely did broke Roman being in character, god bless Pat😂👌

[@bjahnsspokenwords5666]

21:04 Roman was about to say being the advocate for Brock Lesnar. But they’re not allowed to bring them up right now I guess.

[@Smoovbiscuits]

Oh well

[@MrGenexxx]

I guess I'm a little slow or something but I still can't understand it. What crime did Brock commit? Which laws did he break?

[@80destry]

​@@MrGenexxxHe has done nothing that has been confirmed. He has been accused of doing some really crazy stuff with Vince and some others from wwe to a former employee but it's still not confirmed if that's actually him and if he really has done it. He has been really silent on this matter.

[@WOCdom1]

“Get ur f*cking ones up” 😂😂😂

[@MambaGaming824]

Bro snapped 😂😂

[@heresmarlow3]

I thought I was the only one who heard😂

[@rossynextv71]

Roman acknowledged The Wise Man Paul... I love that ❤ that shows his respect for Paul

[@stevenanderson6928]

HAH! ESPN not bleeping out Con on the shortened clip is beyond awesome

[@BigMallTV]

Intro was longer than his Wrestlemania entrance..😭😭😭☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽

[@BasedPrinceFit]

@29:54 when he said "were getting jacked up" at the end i lost it 💀

[@residentevil8751]

That's nasty funny like this

[@giancarlocrumps7564]

Pat is a great hype man 😎😎

[@Pirustae]

But annoying at the same time

[@Elite4Eman]

lmfaooo pat doing the superman punch

[@breezyphontain9686]

I hope RR wins. I want fans to feel the hurt. Theres a weird beauty to wrestling when we dont know whats gonna happen. Those become the memories we cherish. We had real feelings tied to it. Good or bad. This new era where fans think they can choose who is the champ or throw a fit is crazy to me. Id like to see cody win it, but not because people demand it

[@benjamingibbs2344]

Word.

[@smithsfan425]

They did last year, it’s time. Man’s a part time champ.

[@jessekurtti37]

Cody is going to win because he’s given the company no other choice.

[@CenationTroop]

I like Roman and I appreciate his star power but he should not win this time! Cody has to win this. It would be a great finish to a great storyline

[@jms7265]

I feel you dude , but I guess they Went the other way. Roman Reigns should have retained

[@barrbruce9040]

I went away from wrestling around 2006 , i was about 13-14 y.o back then , John Cena was still the face of the company, rock and Austin were out in Hollywood , Kane was unmasked etc etc . Then the shield came around and somehow i already felt that roman reigns was about to be their biggest stars.

[@luyandajayjonsile2545]

You could see from tht crew he was about tht number1....even Cena couldn't pin him, Randy couldn't then it was clear

[@debuchy413]

That intro you just have to acknowledge our tribal chief

[@JBen_._11]

Roman has carried the WWE like no other ☝🏽

[@chrisszyyy]

Roman almost mentioned Brock’s name after “Advocate”

[@karthickn6405]

Never apologize my tribal chief is pure gold 😹😹❤️

[@JuwanAnderson58]

“That’s my only family” 😂😂😂😂 Our Tribal Chief is ruthless….

[@APA1112222]

I like what he said about enjoying the moment when you achieve your dream rather than thinking this isn’t as good as I dreamed.

[@CJRozay]

After that intro, should of played the man’s entrance music 😂😂😂

[@jeremyeaglesmelendez]

Can’t wait to watch this

[@AKmohanrajj1]

This was Awesome ❤🔥

[@sureshgoud6358]

Roman Reigns is best my favorite❤🎉 Iam from India

[@ajdiaz5525]

Roman's theme music is a instant pop no matter what

[@tamirheinhardt1606]

Thank you Joe you have made what we care about very important again and if you look around you there are so many more company's in this field again and so many more not just jobs but dreams that you have made posable for others to go after there dreams .and think about it Vince closed all others down and and with your story you have made it possible to dream again .and there are so many company's back in the field again.thank you!

[@reignsxmafia]

Acknowledge the Goat 🐐🛐☝️

[@greatness8.8]

Goat of this era only

[@user-xp7fb3md9x]

Talking about GOAT's is about Sammartino, Hogan or *the UNDERTAKER* but Sure not Rock or Reigns! 😉

[@Xtsy_1989]

Roman Reigns is the greatest of all time ☝️ Be quiet and Acknowledge him

[@user-xp7fb3md9x]

Nope

[@user-xp7fb3md9x]

@@Xtsy_1989 I'd really survived Leukemia and not told it to do a Movie (Hobbs & Shaw)... and I hate *Lies* like that

[@rahulrooprai7373]

Thankyou Roman ☝🩸🧿🐐⚔️ The Goat of Wrestling A True Icon of Modern Era

[@AnantaAkash.Podder]

The Rock ain't the Final Boss... Roman Reigns is the Final Boss... That Music of Roman alone is Final Boss Music... Acknowledge the Tribal Chief❤️❤️

[@Back.2.Basic.]

Idk who theme music is better between roman, bobby, & rocky

[@patkibler7234]

Roman reigns is the goat and a awesome human being, I’m happy for Roman working part time and focusing on his family I love this man

[@ScruffyWarlord]

Glad to see they’re keep storyline kayfabe in this interview.

[@sauravsrivastava1235]

Leave the story of wwe behind this man beats leukimia and conquered his life and career true inspiration love from india❤❤

[@Damianpreist]

I didn’t know I needed this till it came out 😭

[@EternalStud1969]

Man if he loses imma miss this reigns

[@Ichsukatanuka]

Acknowledge him ^

[@JONDAVIS111]

☝🏻👨🏻‍🦲

[@BrianHallmond]

Not gonna lie, that prolonged introduction was well done haha.

[@anasshahid224]

Incredible interview by Pat McAfee! Roman Reigns is the man, the biggest star in wrestling today 👏👏👏🌟

[@IamMrImpeccable]

Tribal Chief Music is up there!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@vuwlr]

17:24 bro spoke nothing but straight facts

[@armandoguzman1196]

Never duplicated, never replicated ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾

[@michaelarvieiammicd19bible28]

Excellent interview

[@ChiefLeoParker]

Loved this sit down with the Tribal Chief ☝🏽

[@gaijianpougonmei5538]

The best n most Interesting Interview I have ever watched, The Rome Empire @The Champ👌🤙❤️

[@Jumpskillzz]

Acknowledge the TRIBAL CHIEF! ☝🏽

[@karlmarkmugisha3903]

What an introduction ❤ wow 😮pat that was awesome ❤

[@zachariamuthui1650]

PAT is great

[@joelm7547]

Kayfabe is alive!

[@imupinthetrees]

6:47 facts

[@adamalderson9883]

Pat McAfee says Roman’s hair alone is better than me 😂

[@sheemnewera]

That intro was epic

[@mr-zz8nl]

Roman in the goat conversation is criminal..like imagine putting him over Austin

[@CCEkeke]

NEVER.

[@meanguy111]

Well guess we going to jail because he in the conversation

[@_PrayUp]

Man look we can have opinions he is (for me personally) up there with Reign of Terror Triple H Same tatics different characters I love em both

[@CCEkeke]

@@_PrayUp Triple H showed up every week and defended his title constantly.

[@m3006a]

Roman is the greatest of this era. Period, end of story, including Cody's.

[@RealRambo13]

Watch this weekend

[@santinovaldez7148]

Pat ain’t never lie

[@itscje5784]

That was the best intro 😂

[@drizzyfreckles]

Double R really made anyone next to him be elevated!

[@thelonewolf7443]

ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRIBAL CHIEF!

[@TP_Gillz]

Can we take a moment to acknowledge how freaking AWESOME Roman has become in the last few years.... He's at that Rock level of being too good at being cocky to hate anymore lol. This guy brings it, and by it I mean drama. I couldn't imagine myself saying this years ago... He's earned my respect fully. But... with that said.... all things come to an end.... and there is a certain story that needs to be finished...... LFG!

[@kylelichter7]

Weird seeing him without the wiseman!

[@anthonycole1546]

The sign in the back that says tribal queef too me out😂😂😂😂

[@walterreed5849]

drewwww

[@fostersuldan2505]

#acknowledge him

[@mandrade5016]

ESPN letting pat do this is wild.

[@Asapking_Gaming]

Roman: “i didn’t go to hollywood, hollywood came to me” Hobbs and shaw: “mmm excuse me?”

[@_WF23]

ESPN allowed graphic language ? 6:00

[@Mavdoglite11]

He was telling the truth. Before Cody showed up, there were talks about Rock vs Roman. Since 2019.

[@shivvaghela723]

i miss him so much rn 😢i hope he returns soon ☝️❤️

[@rossynextv71]

Yea... Paul Herman 'the wise man' is the Goat ❤

[@excaliburxv7529]

It's crazy people think that Roman is the one putting people over when in reality, most of the fans that have returned and became reinvested into the WWE because of these returning superstars. The emergence of the non pg promos and Cody's finish the story bit. Cody has been tearing up the wrestling world outside the WWE since he left and returning to the WWE was him bringing all that kingdom he build to the scenes here. Roman before Cody, before Lesnar, before Jey and Jimmy even Heyman is nothing. He was a spectacle in the ring but he is far from his prime and more a gimmick now. There is no validity to his reign apart from maybe the first year when most fans weren't watching. He's just blown up because he has all of these factors around him and is basically in the driving seat because the WWE has him there. So call dude what you want, Tribal chief, big dog, face of the company, it doesnt matter, He's not the guy anymore, there's a bigger better superstar that needs no helping hand with anything so his reign is over.

[@Leclaudservices]

26:29 and 26:39 towards the left side of the video is wild 😭😂like why he rub the finger like that ?😂

[@elaineoates3288]

Roman Reigns amazing attitudes and character best ever Tribal Chief , excellent interview. ❤

[@crisgooner14]

LMAO I thought this was worldstar for a second 2:07

[@ralph.aguinaldomd]

I love this version of Roman. I wish they didn't let Cody win the Rumble this year. WWE have written themselves into a corner.

[@alexandrereese8170]

I came here to hear our Tribal Chiefs said something motivating Quote ☝🏼

[@gregharper6382]

Crazy that Pat mentioned Rock holding up the L! That’s gotta be part of the story they’re telling! Interesting that it’s mentioned here and not WWE programming

[@user-fr7pn8ow1v]

Romen is my favorite when he was in wwe 2013 I loved him my hol live when he lost I cried

[@FrankKen11]

Hollywood came to Roman Reigns, and that's a FACT!

[@playthatvibee]

Not sure why it was never mentioned in promos from Cody there would be no Wiseman without dusty rhodes

[@101PridePinoy]

They touched on that last year. Besides his not feuding with heyman so there is nosense in talking about that.

[@ishmael802]

9:25 lol Roman doing the fragile phil is genius.

[@Z.Saleem3]

16:58 “why wouldn’t you want to put that match together” And then he switched the conversation to Cody. Which means he just confirmed it’s going to happen The Rock Vs Roman Reigns

[@jessekurtti37]

Yeah, Rock and Roman in a singles match is absolutely coming, that was never in question 😂😂😂 the question is when and how they get there.

[@freddyrocksteady420]

Roman Reigns is taking legendary spots!!! He has risen!!!!!!

[@_WF23]

Romannnn’dtuh Reigns!! In my Heyman voice

[@jacoblutton3012]

"get your f**king ones up" LOLOLOLOL

[@Ana-np3il]

I dont want Roman to lose on Cody, pleeeeasseee win the match Romaaan

[@chriskay1449]

So, they are at the Univeristy of Iowa and don't have the WWE superstar who actually went to Iowa in Big E?

[@KingMetto]

Roman Reigns is the modern day Goat.He is definitely on the Mount Rushmore!Stop hating and acknowledge the Tribal Chief!

[@MrML4L]

Still figuring out how to have the same finish for 3 years.

[@rxtsec1]

Seth screws Cody

[@athleanx]

☝🏻

[@thereallyan]

☝🏽

[@5reIIo]

Greatest champion, entertainer and wrestler of all time👆

[@alanjagroop1282]

Get your WONDS UP. GET YOUR FxxKing WONDS UP. I can hear the THE HARRY POTTER MEMES STARTING UP.😂😂😂