{"id":65140,"date":"2018-08-27T13:10:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T18:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=65140"},"modified":"2018-08-27T13:10:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T18:10:48","slug":"interview-highlights-bobby-roode-on-whether-hes-frustrated-with-his-push-so-far-in-wwe-being-an-introvert-in-the-locker-room-his-first-wwe-match-back-in-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/08\/27\/interview-highlights-bobby-roode-on-whether-hes-frustrated-with-his-push-so-far-in-wwe-being-an-introvert-in-the-locker-room-his-first-wwe-match-back-in-1998\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Highlights: Bobby Roode on whether he&#8217;s frustrated with his push so far in WWE, being an introvert in the locker room, his first WWE match back in 1998"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2681255961\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>The following are highlights of Bobby Roode&#8217;s interview with Lilian Garcia on her &#8220;Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia&#8221; podcast.\u00a0The transcript was provided to PWTorch.com by the show&#8217;s producer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Listen to the full episode on <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/liliangarcia.com\/chasing-glory-podcast\/\"><b>LilianGarcia.com<\/b><\/a><b>and on <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LXdTPMMAdos\"><b>YouTube<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/splayer\/f\/199606\/55962560\" width=\"900\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Los Angeles (Aug 27th, 2018)<\/b>, This week on \u201cChasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,\u201d Lilian sits down with WWE Superstar, Bobby Roode! Who would have believed that Bobby actually made his WWE debut 20 years ago!? He discusses how that opportunity came about, his debut match against Perry Saturn on Sunday Night Heat in 1998, and other WWE dark matches he wrestled until 2004. Bobby talks about being trained by Val Venis, and getting his big break in TNA in 2004, where he would remain for over a decade. He reminisces about all of the greats he had the opportunity to work with in TNA, including Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, and Jeff Hardy; and what ultimately led to his departure from the company in 2016. Bobby takes us back to growing up in Canada and playing hockey; how he grew up as an introvert, and how, being an introvert to this day, has affected his relationships throughout the years in the locker room. Bobby also talks about the importance of having a support system behind him, and how vital it is for him to keep a routine while on the road, due to his struggles with change. Bobby recounts his phone call with Triple H that led to his arrival in NXT, and how welcoming everyone was when he came in. Plus, what his transition to the WWE main roster has been like thus far, both the highs and the low points, and the importance he sees in having a patient and positive attitude. What does the future hold for Bobby in the WWE? Find that out and more as it\u2019s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with The Glorious- Bobby Roode!<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022The story of his WWE debut in 1998: <\/b>(11:19 &#8211; 12:23):\u00a0\u201cWe were backstage at RAW and Sgt. Slaughter was in charge of all the extra matches and the dark matches and the enhancement matches, I guess you can say. So I was one of the guys who was just hanging around and I remember Perry Saturn had a match. Perry was with Terri Runnels and they were just kind of getting started I believe around that time. They had a match on, I believe I want to say it was Sunday Night Heat back then. Perry needed an opponent for an enhancement match as a quick 5 minute match and I think Terri must have mentioned something to Sarge and Sarge came up to me and was like, \u2018Yeah, we need you to work with Perry tonight.\u2019 and I was like, \u2018Woah, okay! Here we go.\u2019 and I went out there and actually had a fairly decent match with Perry. That was 98\u2019 so from 98\u2019 to 2004, I probably showed up at WWE TVs, I\u2019m gonna say at least a dozen, if not more times just to network and show my face and show them that this is where I wanted to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Being an introvert in the wrestling business:<\/b>(24:38 &#8211; 25:40):\u00a0\u201cRule of thumb, unwritten rule: you\u2019re in the locker room, shake everybody\u2019s hand and say \u2018Hello.\u2019 and that was tough for me. First of all, I don\u2019t know these guys and a lot of these guys that were there were guys I used to watch on television and kind of be a little starstruck or whatever and didn\u2019t want to seem like you didn\u2019t want to say \u2018Hello.\u2019 but that was a big obstacle for me to overcome was doing that. A lot of times the thing that bothered me the most was that people thought I was-not everybody, but until they got to know me, people thought I was a bit of an asshole because I didn\u2019t speak to them. I wasn\u2019t. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anybody in this business I can honestly say and the one thing I\u2019m very proud of is, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve made any enemies in this business at all. I\u2019ve always tried to be very professional at all times. I always came off like a snob and people would say that after they got to know me, \u2018Man, I thought you were such an asshole when I first met you because you didn\u2019t talk to anybody.\u2019 and I was like, \u2018It\u2019s not that I didn\u2019t want to talk to anybody, it\u2019s just who I am.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Being a WWE Superstar while having kids: <\/b>(37:45 &#8211; 38:30):\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re a little older now, but when they were younger, it was tough. My youngest has played at a high level of sports since he was three years old, kind of like how I was. It was always difficult for me. The TNA schedule was very easy because we were never on the road a lot, but the last 2 years-even NXT I had some weekends off, but especially this last year since being called up, every weekend I\u2019ve been gone. Thankfully in a way, it\u2019s weird to say this, but I\u2019m glad he\u2019s older because if he was like 8 or 9 years old or even younger and I was missing everything, I think that would bother him more, but he gets it and both my kids love the fact that I\u2019m in the business and they think it\u2019s cool and are fans of the business as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Why he left TNA: <\/b>(43:20 &#8211; 44:04):\u00a0\u201cI was reaching that 40 years old, in and around that age and I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t think I can do this.\u2019 I don\u2019t think I can go out there and sit at home for 6-8 weeks and then have me come to work and expect me to work 8 days in a row, twice a day in a studio of 200 people and really be able to give it my all. For me, just the passion was starting to go away and in my mind I was thinking like, \u2018If I don\u2019t want to leave my house and I don\u2019t want to do what I\u2019ve loved to do for the last 17 years, then I really have to rethink what I want to do here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Speaking with Triple H for the first time and being invited to NXT <\/b>(46:25 &#8211; 47:30):\u00a0\u201cHe goes. \u2018Hey, what do you want to do here? You\u2019re going to be 40 years old. I know you\u2019ve had a long career and been in the business for a while. Do you want to come down and be a coach? What are you looking to do?\u2019 and I was like, \u2018I\u2019m going to be honest, I don\u2019t want to coach-I mean eventually, I\u2019d love to, but the schedule that I\u2019ve had the last 3 years at TNA has been very light and I feel like I\u2019ve got a lot left in the tank and a lot left to give and I\u2019d love to have an opportunity there, that\u2019s all I want is an opportunity.\u2019 \u2018Okay cool. We\u2019ll give you an opportunity. We\u2019ll give a shot and see where it goes.\u2019 So they flew me down to WrestleMania 32, went down there, met Hunter face to face. Kind of met everybody, met the crew, and I just immediately felt at home. I know what I said, \u2018I don\u2019t like change.\u2019 but I walked in there and everybody was really cool.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-887217545\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>\u2022His response when people say \u201cfrom glorious to lusterless\u201d: <\/b>(54:23 &#8211; 55:57):\u00a0\u201cIt fuels me, it definitely fuels me, but in a way, they don\u2019t get it. They don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on. For me, it\u2019s patience, it timing. Like I said, \u2018Timing is everything in the business.\u2019 and people can say whatever they want, but I came up here, I came up to Smackdown and had a great run there. I got work with Randy Orton, I got to work with Shinsuke, I got to tag with those guys, I got to work with AJ tagging. It may not have been on television, but Live Events and different things, I got to work with some amazing people, and became the United States Champion, was a part of a WrestleMania. I haven\u2019t had a weekend off in a year. Even though you don\u2019t see me on television every week, I\u2019m still working, I\u2019m still doing stuff and having great matches. I came over to Raw for the draft and I was the surprise tag partner for the Main Event, coming over from Smackdown. I Main Evented Money in The Bank and that was just two months ago, so it&#8217;s funny how people can think, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s not doing anything, he\u2019s lost everything, or he\u2019s nothing more than a midcard guy.\u2019 Just be patient. I honestly think if you work hard enough and you take every opportunity they give you here and make the most of it, the cream always rises to the top.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Listen to the full episode on <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/liliangarcia.com\/chasing-glory-podcast\/\"><b>LilianGarcia.com<\/b><\/a><b>and on <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LXdTPMMAdos\"><b>YouTube<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS RECENT ARTICLE:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/08\/24\/interview-highlights-ember-moon-talks-with-lilian-garcia-about-her-debut-on-raw-dealing-with-bullying-and-accepting-being-different-repeated-wwe-tryouts\/\">Interview Highlights: Ember Moon talks with Lilian Garcia about her debut on Raw, dealing with bullying and accepting being different, repeated WWE tryouts<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3585968656\"><div id=\"pwtor-158193381\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The following are highlights of Bobby Roode&#8217;s interview with Lilian Garcia on her &#8220;Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia&#8221; podcast.\u00a0The transcript was provided to PWTorch.com by the show&#8217;s producer. 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