Kevin Owens Talks 20-Foot Ladder Fall, If He Prefers Raw or Smackdown, Does He Have Creative Freedom With His Promos?

WWE Raw star Kevin Owens recently spoke with Argus Leader and below are some interview highlights.

On how he feels after being thrown off the ladder at Money in the Bank:

I don’t know how well it can go when you get thrown off a 20-foot ladder. I’m definitely feeling it; it was an uneasy morning. It’s not part of the risks we take as wrestlers, but stuff like that doesn’t happen every night obviously, but when you got these ladder matches, there’s high stakes, and everybody’s trying to make a name for themselves. Everybody wants to get the MITB contract; that usually means at some point they will become champion. That’s a big deal; that’s what everybody strives for. I’m a professional, and I get used to stuff like that, but I never experienced what I did last night. But I’ll be ready to go before you know it.

On if he prefers Raw or Smackdown:

I absolutely have a preference; I would much rather be on RAW. I’m a lot happier on RAW. I actually can’t overthink how much better I think I am on RAW than I was on Smackdown. And I don’t really know the reason why that is. I feel like I look more at home here, and I feel like I look like I belong here. It’s pretty obvious that RAW’s the place for me.

On if he has creative freedom with his WWE promos:

Everyone on the show gets to use their own sense of personality to whatever role they’re given or whatever lines they’re given. The people who do it best are the ones who get the most room on the show because that’s part of being a good performer and being a good WWE Superstar. Like everyone, sometimes I might feel that something I’m saying or something I’m doing should be done differently, but that’s my opinion. Sometimes I’ll state my opinion, and maybe I’ll be right or maybe I’ll be wrong and maybe people will use it later. But the point is, I have to deliver what’s asked of me as best as possible in a manner that makes it work for the show. That’s what I keep in mind, and I’m still able to bring my own sense of personality to it, which I think is a part of me as a performer. I may have patted myself on the back a little bit there!