Roman Reigns, usually a cocky heel, broke character at a non-televised WWE show recently to deliver a heartfelt promo to the fans.
Roman Reigns, as we’ve come to know him over the last 18 months as ‘The Tribal Chief’ has become an aloof heel.
The Universal Champion doesn’t usually pander to the fans, but that changed when Reigns hit up Pensacola, Florida for a WWE show on Sunday night.
The 36-year-old emanates from Pensacola, and was seemingly feeling rather emotional while delivering an impassioned promo to the fans after the show.
The main event to the show saw Roman Reigns and The Usos face Drew McIntyre, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston in a six-man tag team match, which The Bloodline one.
After the show had finished, and Reigns had won his match, the former Shield member got onto the mic to address the live crowd.
As can be seen below, Reigns went on to speak from the heart about how much it meant for him to be back performing in his hometown.
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“Man, it feels good to be home! You guys know the travel schedule. We’re all over the world all the time. Obviously, we’re going through this pandemic, we’ve been fightin’ through lockdowns and quarantines. And we’re still here, you know?
“All day I’ve been thinking, like, what do I say? How do I express how I really feel? How do I keep this concise and not crazy long and have a good message. And, I don’t have to say anything. Just, like know – a massive amount of gratitude.
“In fact, I think we talked about this on Friday night on FOX’s SmackDown, but man I feel blessed. I feel blessed to be able to do what I love, with the people that I love, in front of the people we love.
“Our journey is our journey. We did it our
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