Conrad Thompson doubles down on his controversial Roman Reigns take: “The thing that upset everybody is I called him an industry plant. If you look at Stone Cold, he got really hot and over with the crowd, and then they made him champion. The same is true with every other wrestler in history except for Roman Reigns. They forced him to be on top and to always win over and over and over. When he beat The Undertaker at WrestleMania, he shows up on Raw the next day and they booed him nonstop. Fans just did not want it. I think if we’re gonna give credit where credit’s due, it’s Paul Heyman. Paul Heyman changed the way we all felt about Roman Reigns, and I wonder what his career would look like if it weren’t for Paul Heyman. I’m not saying Roman doesn’t deserve the credit. He’s certainly at the top of the mountain and having great matches and great promos and all that. But when people started to say, ‘Roman’s more important to the history of WWE than Hulk Hogan,’ that’s ridiculous. It’s not even close to true. Great wrestler, great performer. Hope he makes a million dollars an appearance from now on. I hope he crushes it. I’m just ready for something new.”