'The Original TribalChief' RomanReigns has slowly but surely made his transition over into film. While he's gearing up to face CM Punk at WrestleMania 42 in hopes of capturing the World HeavyweightChampionship, Reigns appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring JimmyFallon," and looked back at two of his most recent film projects and being in the same movie as JasonMomoa, who has often been compared to the OTC.Reigns recently wrapped up filming the new live-action "Street Fighter" movie, where he stars as the villainous "Akuma," but despite both men being in the film, the OTC never met Momoa on set."I finally saw him at the awards show that we presented at. You could tell he had the FOMO, like he had been missing out," he noted. "He's such a nice dude, a good brother, and he brought this crazy energy. Guinness in hand, you know what I mean?"Following this, Reigns claimed the two spend a good amount of time together and clicked nicely, but most of all, he believes Momoa could easily transition into the world of pro wrestling."When I'm done, Jason, it's all yours," he exclaimed. "He's got, obviously, all the tools physically, he has a great charisma about him if you've been around him [you'd know] and he's eccentric, he's a little bit different, so I think he would fit in good with us."
"Street Fighter" might be right upRoman Reigns' alley, as "Akuma" has always been a physically imposing character, and the franchise is built upon physical altercations as the name suggests. However, another role Reigns recently had was voicing one of the "Zebros" alongside WrestleMania 42 rival CM Punk, in"Zootopia 2."Jimmy Fallon then asked Reigns about the film, which the former champion described as the toughest role he's ever had."You know, when you're performing, you need a little bit of feedback? We didn't have any lines for this, we literally said 'Zebros' the whole time," he said. "In two minutes, I said 'Zebros' 500 times, all different inflections, different deliveries, different ways, and then nobody's giving me any feedback."Reigns further explained that he's used to getting pops from the crowd, but when it came to the voice acting, there was no reaction from the studio, and he had no idea whether he was doing the right thing or not."I was telling myself 'I'm never going to do this again,' probably, 'this is my last voice-over gig,'" he said. "And then it ended up doing doing great! Did a great box office! Our characters, specifically!"However, when reminded that he acted alongside Punk, Reigns' tone changed entirely."That's the only unfortunate part.The good thing is, is we didn't actually have to do it together; we had separate studio time," he clarified. "You can clearly tell the size difference from who I am."If you use any quotes from this article, please credit"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," and provide a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.
