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Bobby Roode is a former TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He also won the NXT Championship during his time in the underground WWE brand. Many fans assumed that with his traditional in-ring style, he would’ve been in the main event picture almost instantaneously on the main roster, but that’s not been the case.
Bobby recently spoke to Mirror Sports about the environment in WWE with everyone gunning to be number one, and his feelings regarding his position on the card.
Bobby praised the competitive environment while acknowledging the massive amount of TV:
“It’s one of those things, everyone wants that opportunity to show what they can do,” he said.
“But there are so many hours of television… I have been very fortunate to be at the forefront of that and be in storylines on Raw and Smackdown now. So it is competitive, but I think everybody has an understanding of how it works and how things are going – you have to be patient and stay positive.
“If you aren’t on TV one week, hopefully, the next week you’ll have that opportunity to go out there, whether it be a five-minute match or a backstage promo. You just have to make the best of every opportunity you get and hope something sticks.”
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All in all, Bobby says that even with the somewhat undesirable travel grind, he loves this life and knows it could always be worse:
“So not only are we beating ourselves up in the ring, but we’re in our cars driving 400 miles a night to get to the towns. It’s a grind, but at least I get to do what I love to do. That’s all part and parcel of the game. You get to travel around the world and enjoy new experiences… I’ve always said, your worst day in sports entertainment is still better than your best day digging ditches.”
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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 02: Professional wrestler Bobby Roode arrives at Spike TV's 6th Annual "Guys Choice Awards" at Sony Pictures Studios on June 2, 2012 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 02: (L-R) Professional wrestler Bobby Roode with actors Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson arrive at Spike TV's 6th Annual "Guys Choice Awards" at Sony Pictures Studios on June 2, 2012 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: Professional wrestler Bobby Roode arrives at Spike TV's 6th Annual "Guys Choice" Awards at Sony Studios on June 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: Professional wrestler Bobby Roode arrives at Spike TV's 6th Annual "Guys Choice" Awards at Sony Studios on June 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: Professional wrestler Bobby Roode arrives at Spike TV's 6th Annual "Guys Choice" Awards at Sony Studios on June 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: Professional wrestler Bobby Roode arrives at Spike TV's 6th Annual "Guys Choice" Awards at Sony Studios on June 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
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ROME, ITALY - JANUARY 28: AS Roma player Francesco Totti with wrestler Bobby Roode the TNA World Heavyweight Champion at the Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini for a charity event on January 28, 2015 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Luciano Rossi/AS Roma via Getty Images)
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ROME, ITALY - JANUARY 28: AS Roma player Francesco Totti with wrestler Bobby Roode the TNA World Heavyweight Champion at the Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini for a charity event on January 28, 2015 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Luciano Rossi/AS Roma via Getty Images)