WWE’s United States Champion Roman Reigns has revealed his enforced 30-day sabbatical for a failed drugs test gave him the perfect chance to get his career back on track.
The former Shield member enjoyed a meteoric rise in the company from novice to champion – despite a large section of wrestling fans taking umbrage with the Rock’s cousin appearing to have been fast tracked to the top – but that looked shattered in June when he copped a 30-day suspension.
After news of his misdemeanour broke, he tweeted: “I apologise to my family, friends and fans for my mistake in violating WWE’s wellness policy. No excuses. I own it.”
Roman Reigns, speaking to WWE.com, he said: “It’s a huge blessing. To be honest the past six months have been a crazy, it’s been a crazy roller coaster ride.
“I have experienced some of the greatest things I have ever done in my career with Wrestlemania and the WWE Championship.
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“I have had some lows and I have had that time to reset, not necessarily humble myself but get back in the shop and re-evaluate things and see what I am fighting for.
“Now I have a new direction, now I have a purpose, now I have a new responsibility and to be in that fraternity of the United States Championship, there is a lot of lineage and history in it.
“So for me, to go out and represent that, I am proud of that.
“You have to do what you have to do to compete every week but it is not easy. I am proud to say I kept my head down, I grinded it out and I lasted through the tough times and now I am back on top of that mountain.
“Now I am representing myself and my family, building my legacy and I have a new piece on the resume.”
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