Kevin Owens has never had a big entrance for WrestleMania, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want one.
WrestleMania is known for its pagentry as live bands, extravagant outfits, lengthy pyro displays, box-like structures, and more have been working into superstar entrances.
Owens has yet to have one of those entrances, and the times he's pitched an big entrance he's been turned down.
"The first year, [my] first WrestleMania, I pitched to Vince [McMahon], ‘What if the live band is playing my music but when I come out, I’m looking at them and I just start smashing all the instruments because they are taking the spotlight off of me?’ He goes, ‘That doesn’t make any sense. Why would you bring them here to play your music and then smash their instruments?’ I go, ‘No, I think people will assume that WWE had them and I did...’ He goes, ‘Why would you be mad they’re playing your music?’ ‘I have to share the stage with them.’ ‘No.’ ‘Okay.’ The other was WrestleMania 39 in LA. Me and Sami [Zayn] are in the ring during the afternoon, looking at everyone’s entrances and they are rehearsing all these crazy entrances and we’re like, ‘We’re in the main and we don’t have anything. Maybe we can come from the crowd or something.’ We tell Triple H, ‘Everyone has these crazy entrances and we don’t have anything.’ He goes, ‘You guys don’t need anything.’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘You guys are just gritty. You’re not the kind of guys who would have these big elaborate entrances.’ ‘Alright, can we come out from the crowd?’ He looks around, ‘Look around, where are you going to come from? It’s going to take forever.’ I go, ‘Yeah, I guess that’s true.’ One day I’ll get (the big entrance)," Owens told Robbie Fox on My Mom's Basement.
Owens noted that even Steve Austin got a glass break and an ATV for his entrances at WrestleMania.
Though it wasn't an extravagant entrance, Owens did get a special vehicle for his WrestleMania XL entrance.
"Last year, that afternoon, I go, ‘Can I come out in a golf cart?’ The night before, me and Randy [Orton] chased [Grayson] Waller and [Austin] Theory in a golf cart. It made sense. They’re like, ‘Yeah, okay.’ Then I realized, it would be so cool if I came and got Randy, too. I go down, Randy comes out, I back it up. That was cool. That’s probably the coolest entrance I’ll ever get to do," he said.
Unfortunately, Owens will miss WrestleMania 41 and his scheduled match against Orton due to a neck injury.
Elsewhere during the interview, Owens opened up regarding his neck injury. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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