Kevin Nash recently praised WWE star Roman Reigns, calling him “so smooth” during a recent episode of Kliq THIS. Nash reflected on John Cena’s memorable 2017 promo directed at Reigns and discussed how the WWE star has evolved over the years into one of the industry’s top names.

Kevin Nash praises Roman Reigns

Kevin Nash reflected on Roman Reigns‘ journey while revisiting John Cena’s famous 2017 promo, in which Cena criticized Reigns for his microphone skills. During the segment, Cena referred to Reigns as a “part-time” worker in a “full-time” spot.

Speaking about how far Reigns has come since then, Kevin Nash said during the 200th episode of Kliq THIS, “I’m just digging watching Roman, like he’s so smooth now.” He continued, “But you look back at that famous promo that Cena cut against him, when he said, he looked across at him, he said, ‘This is a promo. You’re going to have to learn how to cut one if you’re going to take my spot.’ And I just remember that night like it was yesterday, and I was just wondering, ‘Holy f—-.’ And now it’s just the effortless ability he has in the ring.”

Reigns is currently the World Heavyweight Champion after defeating CM Punk at WrestleMania 42 and is set to defend the title against Jacob Fatu at WWE Backlash this Saturday.

Nash also pushed back against claims that Roman Reigns was still working as a heel. “Somebody was saying, on one of the sheets, or something I read, like, ‘How is he still a heel?'” Nash said. “I’m like, he’s not a f—-ing heel. He’s just Roman. Like you can’t, you know, he used to say, ‘Acknowledge me,’ and they booed. Now he says, ‘Acknowledge me,’ and they’ll say, ‘F—- yeah, I’ll acknowledge you. You look like a million. You look like a f—-ing movie star. You’re f—-ing smooth as a motherf—-er.'”

Nash credited Reigns’ long Tribal Chief run for much of his development. “Things could get cluttered underneath him and confusing and lightly booked, maybe. But he’s not that booker. He’s out there to execute,” Nash added about Reigns. “And from what I’ve seen, every time I have seen him, he’s delivered. So why screw with that formula? It works.”

Roman Reigns remains one of the biggest names in WWE at the moment.