Roman Reigns discusses the legacy of the ThunderDome and the return of live fans on SmackDown’s approach

Working without a live fan can be tough for anyone. It may be almost impossible to do more than a year, but as WWE tried to keep things going during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the stars shone. Namely, Roman Reigns, a universal WWE champion, who has become an elite performer and the most important point in WWE programming.

Now, as the promotion prepares to return to the full-capacity events that began with SmackDown on Friday night, Reigns is ready to take the tweak to his character from last year into the traditional wrestling environment.

Reigns spoke about the legacy of the ThunderDome era before he paid for SmackDown and Sunday’s Money in the Bank, before speaking truthfully briefly before appearing on the screen character.

“Live people have always improved my presentation,” Reigns said. “My reactions have always been, if not the best, certainly the best. Now I’ve shown the layers as a performer so I can do it without a live audience. I’ve been very hard on SmackDown and SmackDown being the best part of WWE. He showed me as a first-rate guy.

“That’s my legacy to get out of ThunderDome. The excellent content on social media and WWE.com can certainly be discussed to put these polls and try to give arguments. But there’s no argument. No one has been able to take the WWE product in the last year. Like me and I’m into that.You can throw anyone in. We can try and be nice and say, “Oh, Bayley! It hurt. He’s been the best. “Well, let’s not lie to ourselves. The Head of the Tribe has been leading the WWE for a year and can’t deny it.”

Reigns had no role in the beginning of the pandemic, it was an understandable decision as he struggled with leukemia at two different times in his adult life. The astonishing return to SummerSlam in 2020 created an impetus yet to slow.

As the head of the locker room, Reigns understands that some may still have reservations to set aside the experience of ThunderDome’s virtual fans and return to buildings full of live crowds. Still, Reigns said the overall attitude in the locker rooms is positive.

“I would say they’re all pretty excited. I could say, there can be some questions that can be answered for each individual. To the extent that we are able to get back to what we do and create an atmosphere and experience like no one else, I think everyone in the locker room and list is dying,” he said. du Reignsek. “Having been with ThunderDome and being able to continue to provide entertainment to all the fans of the pandemic, blockade and quarantine around the world together has been a tremendous experience. Now, of course, and I think everyone is excited to come back, feel that energy and public to feel that “.

Returning to the live crowd may have forced Reigns to change a few things that have been very successful with his character fans since he turned his heel. Reigns has incorporated the dialogue into his matches as it works well in ThunderDome’s controlled audio, but it may be more difficult to use the same result in the face of cheering, shouting and singing live.

Reigns acknowledged that things need to be flexible as things move forward, but he hopes to be able to navigate the changes needed for continued success.

“I don’t think I can stick to any mindset or model,” Reigns said. “Like anything, it grows so that it can evolve and change. Sometimes they come up with that mindset that you have to overcome to find that promised land. For me it’s not something I think. Some things I would like to consider and some of those tools, ThunderDome was a challenge. and you had to show different layers and different tools to sharpen those sources and tools and work on different parts.There are a lot of positive things we can bring to the live crowd and we need to adapt and evolve in real time on a weekly basis.

“In the conversation ring, things like live crowds will be different, but it’s also something that can be improved. There are different things, like songs, that can happen at the moment and I’ll get that to my advantage and use as an interaction tool. It’s still the same technology, ring there are microphones and the cameras have microphones that have microphones to capture the conversation for home fans.At the same time, we want to enhance that live experience and show it to people who are watching it at home to come to the real show.This is something you need to keep in mind but They are just positive. “