As we’ve noted, 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble winner Seth Rollins spoke to Newsweek to promote WrestleMania 35. Rollins is scheduled to challenge for Brock Lesnar’s Universal Championship from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Rollins discussed how things have changed for himself over the past year, and if his road to WrestleMania feels “real” yet after winning this year’s Royal Rumble.
Here are the highlights:
How things have changed over the past year:
It’s an entirely different set up. There’s a lot more pressure on me this year, but it’s been crazy. The crowd support has been just through the roof over the last year or two years. It was important to re-establish that connection with the audience because I felt like even with my first title run there was a connection or mutual respect at the very least.
But it was hard to get back to that after my injury. It’s really felt like the last year or 18 months that it’s been super special. It’s also been super emotional with what went down with Roman so it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster. It will be great to just get out there at WrestleMania and tear the house down.
If his road to WrestleMania feels “real” yet after winning the Royal Rumble:
Until I step onto that ramp at WrestleMania it won’t feel real to me. The Royal Rumble was amazing. It’s something you think about as a kid, winning the Royal Rumble. It was one of my favorite WWE events on the calendar growing up. I grew up watching Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Stone Cold winning the Royal Rumble and what that would mean. I never really thought that would be my road to ‘mania so being able to take out Braun Strowman was really a special moment for me.
