Roderick Strong: “This is My Opportunity to Shut People Up”

By Nick Paglino

New ROH World Champion Roderick Strong gives his first comments since becoming champion. Highlights:

The feeling of finally reaching the top in ROH after years of being with the company (1:30)

Being approached to work for TNA or WWE (2:54)

The importance of the World Title and his upcoming challengers (4:20)

The crowd at the Manhattan Centre for Glory by Honor 9 (6:38)

The company’s promotion of his title match with Tyler Black (8:20)

Household names with Haas / Benjamin coming to ROH (9:44)

Roderick Strong’s message to the fans (11:01)
 

EXCERPT: "To me this closes a chapter and opens a fresh one. Basically right now I have a lot of blank canvas and I can make the best of it, the worst of it, I just have an opportunity to show everybody that have both good and bad things to say about me and my value in terms of whether or not I can carry this company. I think this is my opportunity to shut a lot of people up."

 
Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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