During a recent show on Inside the NBA on TNT, he referenced Roman Reigns’ famous catchphrase “Acknowledge Me” which drew fits of laughter from his co-panellists.
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Roman Reigns has been making waves since the last year and has only gone from strength to strength. He has gone to achieve things that no one thought were possible just a few years back. He last lost a match at TLC in 2019 to King Corbin. After that, he has never been defeated. He has since gone on to become WWE Universal Champion and is now the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion after he defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 38 in what was dubbed as the Greatest Match Of All Time. As of today, Reigns has not been pinned in over 800 days.
Basketball legend and NBA analyst Charles Barkley is someone who likes to make an impression on people and does not shy away from the spotlight. During a recent show on Inside the NBA on TNT, he referenced Roman Reigns’ famous catchphrase “Acknowledge Me” which drew fits of laughter from his co-panellists and backstage staff. He asked his co-analysts to “Acknowledge Me.”
Barkley spoke about wrestling after a tweet from a fan account was displayed on the screen. In response, Barkley said, “Is that Mr Perfect? Is that Curt Hennig? I remember him, he was a hell of a wrestler. He ain’t no Ric Flair or Rock, or Chris Jericho or Roman Reigns, but he was great.” At this point, host Ernie Johnson tried to persuade Barkley to get back to speaking about the ongoing NBA Playoffs. In response, Barkley said, “You better acknowledge me!”
Reigns’ manager Paul Heyman took to Twitter to react to the clip of Barkley speaking on Roman Reigns. He said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s #TCC Wednesday … #TribalChiefCrush #Wednesday … To wit, I offer you #CharlesBarkley living out his masturbatory fantasies of being @WWERomanReigns … ACKNOWLEDGE … THAT!!!”
Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s #TCC Wednesday … #TribalChiefCrush #Wednesday …
To wit, I offer you #CharlesBarkley living out his masturbatory fantasies of being @WWERomanReigns …
ACKNOWLEDGE … THAT!!! pic.twitter.com/7zmhs5gLBZ
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) May 4, 2022
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Reigns who was an important part of The Shield set a new record as WWE Universal Champion by maintaining his position for over 500 days. Reigns has, thus, become the longest-reigning Universal Champion. In fact, he surpassed Brock Lesnar’s previous record of 503 days from 2017-2018 which came to an end at the hands of none other than The Head of The Table himself.
Reigns made a comeback at the SummerSlam last year with Paul Heyman to claim the Universal title for the second time after overcoming WWE legends Edge, John Cena and The Beast in a No Holds Barred Triple Threat Match. Following the fallout, Reigns continued to team up with Ambrose. But, he started embarking as a singles contender and was challenged for the world title. Reigns and Rollins were earlier supposed to clash in 2014. But the former developed a hernia which had to be addressed and he could not compete at the event. He was also awarded the Slammy Award for the Superstar of the Year in 2014.
