Despite his numerous successes, Owens has found himself lacking and although it’s often been a struggle to point to a specific reason why, he did his best to open up on today’s episode of Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia where he talked about the ups and downs of his WWE career.

Join us and get to know WWE Superstar Kevin Owens like never before.

#5. Kevin Owens Questions His Place In WWE

While Kevin Owens has had his share of obvious successes in WWE, that doesn’t stop him from experiencing crippling self-doubt, which has often caused him to question his place in the company.

After his WrestleMania 33 match with jilted on-screen former best friend Chris Jericho, Owens learned that Vince McMahon wasn’t quite satisfied with the bout. In footage now forever memorialized on WWE Network’s 365, Owens went up to the WWE CEO and asked if everything was OK, but received a stern, “No.”

The match and McMahon’s ensuing reaction caused Owens to spiral into self doubt,

Owens found support through his wife, but admits, “Those couple months were real rough.” He points back to that time as the “one night where everything switched” for him and although he had two years worth of success on the main roster felt a new pressure to “catch up.”

He confided in Lilian Garcia,

Things haven’t exactly cleared up for Owens, who has struggled to find balance,

If you’re thinking the experience helped Owens grow, think again,

Owens’ fans can find silver lining in the fact that he has learned to accept things since his match with Jericho, a bout Vince McMahon labeled as, “One of the worst matches in WrestleMania history.”

#4. WrestleMania XI Changed His Life

Kevin Owens struggled to find a passion early on and wasn’t sure what he’d pursue in life. All of that changed when his father brought home a VHS version of WrestleMania XI.

Owens told Lilian Garcia,

While in the 4th grade, Owens was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, but his lackluster response only frustrated his instructors. That all changed when he saw WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels,

It was HBK, who captivated Owens’ impressionable imagination,

Owens found himself captivated and consumed with professional wrestling. His parents didn’t discourage the youngster. Instead they helped cultivate Owens’ newfound interest and he began training professionally at the age of 16.

#3. Happiness Eludes Him

Despite having more success than most wrestlers, Owens struggles with finding happiness and contentment.

He confided in Vince McMahon, telling the WWE CEO that he was never happy and that he was consumed with a desire for more no matter how much he achieved. McMahon had some advice for Owens, “It’s OK to always want more, but you’ve got to find a way to be happy.”

It isn’t like Owens isn’t trying. He went to Shawn Michaels, his childhood idol, for advice.

Owens told Lilian Garcia,

Owens used those five months away from the ring to assess how he would enjoy the special moments in his WWE career and although it’s still a struggle, the WWE Superstar is putting forth his best effort.

#2. Kevin Owens Has A Babyface Run In Him

Kevin Owens has quickly become one of the greatest heels in the history of professional wrestling, but don’t typecast him just yet. Owens sounds like a man who has enormous potential as a babyface.

When Lilian Garcia suggested that Owens enjoyed being a heel more than he did being a babyface, Owens responded,

He continued,

Owens admitted that a big babyface run might be his new goal.

#1. Don’t Attribute His Physique To Lack Of Work Ethic

Kevin Owens will be the first to tell you what he has so often heard from critics. He doesn’t look like a professional wrestler. He doesn’t possess a 6'8" frame like Hulk Hogan, nor does he have the chiseled physique of John Cena or The Rock. Instead Owens rocks what many might describe as a “dad-bod”, but his critics get it wrong when they assume his physique says something about his work ethic.

Owens attributes his physique to genetics,

The WWE Superstar is often called fat and while the comments don’t necessarily bother him, they do upset his young son. Owens insists; however, that his frame runs in the family.

Owens opened up about his physique,

The RAW Superstar was at his biggest in 2010 when he weighed nearly 300 pounds. Owens doesn’t deny being out of shape then and lost 40 pounds, but still had a stomach.

He adds,

For years, Owens has been told that his look works against him, but the near constant critique only motivates him. Owens’ critics motivate him to work harder in the ring where he consistently proves that one should not judge a book by its cover.

What are some of your favorite Kevin Owens moments? Do you think he’ll finally get to have a real babyface run in the future? Head on down to the comments section and let us know!

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