Kevin Owens Talks About Re-Joining WWE And His Current Perspective On Wrestling

In advance of his upcoming match alongside John Cena against Roman Reigns and Samy Zayn, Kevin Owens spoke with WrestleRant and shared some of the history surrounding his end-of-year contract renewal with WWE in 2021 (per Fightful). He also discussed how his viewpoint of wrestling has altered over time and where he chooses to focus his attention currently. You can catch a few highlights from Owens and watch the full interview below.

On his position before renewing his contract at the end of 2021: “Uh yeah by Christmas time last year I knew I was sticking around. But before that, I really had no idea. I didn’t even know, honestly I didn’t even know at that time if I still wanted to be in the ring. You know, not because I didn’t enjoy being in the ring anymore but everything was kind of up in the air. Then I made the decision to stay in WWE and I’m certainly glad I made it because like I said, just the year I’ve experienced things that I couldn’t have imagined.”

On how his outlook on wrestling has shifted over time: “I’ve been really lucky to get to be a part of all that but also as far as my mindset goes, it’s definitely changed. I used to always want more and I used to always want bigger and worry about what’s next and stuff and I really don’t do that anymore. Not that I don’t want more, everybody would like more, it’s great. I’m really more worried about just doing good stuff and stuff that people enjoy and I’m also worried or thinking about just enjoying everything I can enjoy. I’ve said in interviews in the past, I’ve missed out on enjoying moments I really should have enjoyed because I was always worried about what’s next. I’m not gonna do that anymore, I’ve had an incredible career that I’m so lucky to have. So many matches, so many moments that people would give anything they could to have [them]. So I just wanna enjoy everything I can from here on out for as long as I can. My mindset’s definitely shifted, but I think this one’s a lot healthier. It’s probably gonna help me be a better performer as well.”