Roman Reigns has solely competed in 11 WWE matches thus far in 2023. In a latest podcast episode, two-time WWE Corridor of Famer Kevin Nash admitted he anticipated the quantity to be considerably larger.
Because of his part-time schedule, Reigns has wrestled simply seven instances on WWE tv this yr. The Undisputed WWE Common Champion has additionally featured in 4 untelevised matches. By comparability, Gunther and Seth Rollins have competed in 88 and 89 bouts, respectively, since January 1.
Nash often wrestled greater than 200 instances per yr throughout his in-ring profession. On his Kliq This podcast, the previous WWE star couldn’t consider what number of matches Reigns has appeared on this yr:
“Get the f**okay out of right here,” Nash mentioned. “Eleven all yr? Pay-per-views, all the things? (…) God bless him. And we sit right here and I adamantly defend him that he shouldn’t lose the championship (…) I had no thought it was 11. I’d have thought 50, 60.” [1:36:57 – 1:37:55]
In his most up-to-date match, Reigns retained the Undisputed WWE Common Championship in opposition to LA Knight at Crown Jewel on November 4.
Kevin Nash compares Roman Reigns to Tyson Fury
In boxing, fighters usually compete solely a handful of instances per yr. British heavyweight and one-time WWE star Tyson Fury just lately defeated Francis Ngannou in his first struggle in virtually 11 months. The Gypsy King’s subsequent bout will happen on February 17, 2024, in opposition to Oleksandr Usyk.
Reacting to Roman Reigns’ mild schedule, Kevin Nash implied that The Tribal Chief has grow to be the wrestling equal of a heavyweight boxer:
“Take a look at Fury proper now. He fought the MMA man [Ngannou]. He is obtained one other one arising. He fights two or 3 times a yr, and he likes to struggle.” [1:38:06 – 1:38:23]
Reigns shouldn’t be marketed to look at Survivor Sequence WarGames on November 25. It’s presently unsure if he’ll wrestle once more in 2023.
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