- Hello again everybody and welcome
to our weekly interview on WWE.com.
My guest this week is the brand new WWE Universal Champion,
Kevin Owens.
And, boy, a lot has changed
since the last time you were in that chair.
- Boy, has it ever!
See, that's 'cause you haven't invited me in a while.
You'd rather talk to Rusev and Lana
about their wedding or something.
But I guess now that I'm WWE Universal Champion,
you finally wanna talk to me again.
How are you, Michael?
- I'm great-- - I don't care, I don't.
- What a whirlwind couple of weeks for you, for your family,
a lot of love on social media as well,
congratulating you on becoming
the new WWE Universal Champion.
- Yeah, I couldn't help but notice
that you didn't send out a tweet or anything.
I didn't get a text message;
of course, you don't have my number,
but you can get it through Talent Relations.
No card.
Nothing.
- Well, it's not like you and I (laughs)
have had the greatest of relationships over the--
- Well, if you wanna work on that,
you could maybe make an effort and congratulate me
on what was the biggest win of my entire career.
But instead...
Look, if I had been around
when you won that match at WrestleMania,
I would've congratulated you on it.
- Kevin, I'd like to start off on the right foot
with this title reign.
Congratulations on becoming the new champion.
- You know what?
I really appreciate that
and I feel like this is a big moment for us right here.
So, let's start anew, shall we?
Everything I've said in the past,
everything you've said, especially what you've said,
that's water under the bridge, starting from now.
- So, I would like to ask you one more time--
- Please!
- Did you have any idea that Triple H was gonna get involved
in that Fatal 4-Way match a couple of weeks ago?
- You know what?
What I just said about let's go,
I'm right back to not liking you now
because I've already answered that question.
I had no idea of what was coming.
But, you know, like I said, Triple H did the right thing.
He made things right.
And I can't believe you just asked me that again.
You know what?
I would've never congratulated you
on your win at WrestleMania.
I take that back too.
- So, Kevin, what a difference a couple of days make,
brand new t-shirt here in our interview today,
compared to the beautiful suit and tie that you wore
on Raw this past Monday night.
- Well, first of all, you need to pay better attention
'cause I didn't have a tie, but it was a beautiful suit.
Just like this is a beautiful t-shirt
that everyone watching should go buy
on WWEshop.com, including you.
So, I feel like the tone in your voice,
are you disappointed that I'm not in a suit right now?
- Sort of, I thought maybe you'd dress up for the occasion,
but that's okay.
- Do you think that you, of all people,
deserve me to dress up just to talk to you?
- Your celebration Monday night was ruined.
- Can you answer the question I just asked you first
before you move on to something else?
Do you deserve me to go through the time and effort
it takes to put on a suit and sit here
under these really hot lights and sweat for you?
Come on, Michael.
A couple minutes ago, I would've said yes.
A couple minutes ago, before you asked me
that annoying question about Triple H,
I would've stood up, immediately gone to put my suit on
and come back down and sat down
and we could've started this whole thing over
and I would've looked as dapper as ever.
- [Michael] Really?
- No, but now t-shirt is the best you get.
Move on.
- Celebration was ruined by Seth Rollins Monday night,
and now you know that you have to defend
the WWE Universal Championship against Seth Rollins
in three weeks at Clash of Champions in Indianapolis.
- What's your point?
- Well, my point is that Seth Rollins
has a huge score to settle with you.
- Sure.
You know what?
Seth Rollins has a lot to prove to people as well,
and to himself, because let's be honest here,
since Seth Rollins returned from his injury,
he's been nothing but a failure.
Do you agree?
I mean, yeah, he was picked first in the Draft,
but look where that got him, look where that got Raw.
At Battleground, he lost.
I mean, he wasn't pinned, but he still lost in the match
that would've taken the WWE World Title to Raw.
No, instead, Dean Ambrose took it to SmackDown
because Seth Rollins couldn't win that match.
Seth Rollins is the reason why the Universal Title,
the WWE Universal Title, exists in the first place.
And now, he wants to go around and cry
because he's not the champion?
Okay, well, what about when he actually beat Roman Reigns
at Money in the Bank
and then lost the WWE World Title five minutes later?
What did Seth Rollins do since coming back
that makes people think or himself think
that he deserves a shot at my WWE Universal Title?
- Well, it may not only be Seth Rollins
that you're gonna have to deal with at Clash of Champions
'cause we learned this coming Monday night,
live on Raw from Baltimore,
you're gonna go one-on-one with Roman Reigns.
If Roman beats you, it's a Triple Threat Match
for the WWE Universal Championship at Clash of Champions.
- Boy, wouldn't be something, eh Michael?
- It'd be great to call.
- Yeah, well, you know what?
You wouldn't be great at calling it,
but it would be great to call.
Except it's not gonna happen
'cause I will beat Roman Reigns.
And let's entertain for a second,
what if I don't beat Roman on Raw?
Well, it won't matter.
You know why?
Because in Houston,
I beat not one,
not two, but three men
to win the WWE Universal Title.
I beat Big Cass,
and who were the other two guys in the match?
- Rollins-- - Do you remember?
Were you paying attention?
- Rollins and Reigns.
And that's the exact same guys I'd be in
that Triple Threat Match with at Clash of Champions.
So, you think I'm worried?
Do I look worried?
Whenever you wanna say something,
whenever you wanna answer. (snaps fingers)
Do I look worried? (snaps fingers)
- You don't look worried, Kevin.
- You know why?
'Cause I'm the WWE Universal Champion
and this is the Kevin Owens...
- Show. (Kevin snaps fingers)
- You got it.
We done?
- Yeah, we're done.
Good luck Monday.
- I don't need your luck.
You can go now.
- (laughs) But this is my interview--
- I'm gonna hang out here for a bit.
- [Michael] But this is--
- That's cool.
And you got that elephant on your table and the lamp,
I like this setting.
There's a little thing to prop up my title.
(snaps fingers)
- [Michael] Okay.
Thank you.
Great.