Kevin Owens Reflects on Universal Championship Reign and His WWE Future Ahead of Bash in Berlin
SmackDown Superstar Kevin Owens currently seemed lower back on what he considers a less-than-fine run as Universal Champion, at the same time as also sharing insights into his WWE destiny as his modern-day agreement nears its expiration.
Tomorrow night time, Kevin Owens is ready to mission Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at Bash in Berlin. Despite being a steady presence in WWE’s foremost event scene, the exhilaration surrounding his upcoming title venture is palpable among his committed fanbase.
Owens is not any stranger to championship gold, having formerly held the NXT Championship and the Universal Championship. His reign as Universal Champion, however, lasted best seven months before he in the end lost the name to WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg.
Reflecting on his time as Universal Champion, Owens informed Uproxx, “It wasn’t the maximum memorable run. At the time, I didn’t without a doubt respect it for what it turned into. I’d love to get any other shot at it, to have a very good championship run. Just so as to appearance back and say I turned into a good champion.”
Despite the disappointment of that reign, Owens expressed delight together with his regular success in WWE. “I had no expectations when I joined WWE, and I changed into instructed by way of many not to have any. I was even instructed I may best live in NXT. But I’ve been here for 10 years now, and I suppose it’s secure to say I’ve handed all expectancies.”
Owens persevered, “Most of the audience, from what I can inform, enjoys what I do. When I appearance returned at my work, I’m in general happy with it. I simply want to preserve contributing positively to the shows I’m part of. Once I sense like that’s now not the case anymore, I’ll be out. But until then, I delight myself on handing over exceptional. That’s why WWE is so hot proper now — all people here works extraordinarily difficult, and the audience is playing it.”
As his settlement is ready to run out next 12 months, Bash in Berlin could be Owens’ ultimate possibility to assert international championship gold. He hasn’t signed an extension, which has fueled speculation approximately his future with the company.
“I don’t have a decade left right here,” Owens admitted. “Maybe another five or six years, if the opportunities are proper. Mainly, though, I want the whole lot I do to be memorable and exciting for the fanatics. I also want to assist form the future of the enterprise, running with skills of all ages who are arising. And I need to have a blast doing it.”
