John Cena agrees with Paul Heyman.
Although ring announcers have referred to Cena as “The greatest of all time” ever since he made his return in September 2023, The Wiseman has taken exception to this. According to Heyman, that accolade goes to none other than Roman Reigns. In what may come as a surprise to The Special Counsel, Cena is in agreement.
While appearing on After The Bell, Cena was asked who he feels is the best to ever do it in WWE. Surprisingly, Cena did not pick one of the legends of the past, but instead selected a star of the present:
He’s a sponge. And he’s athletic and super intelligent, is a fan of this. And I mean all of this. And, most importantly, a fan of psychology. I say the WWE Universe is the biggest superstar we have. Roman navigated those waters without them. And here’s the thing with Roman, I don’t think Roman is Roman if he doesn’t have time to work in front of no crowd. Because the crowd was so against the fact that the company believes in Roman Reigns, I set the precedent of I’m the company guy, so everyone has a tough hill to climb once they become pushed.
And there’s a giant worry behind the curtain. We all know that too. We all know, okay, we got to be careful with how this happens. Because we don’t want to we don’t want this to happen. That absolutely happened with Roman. And then it was when the crowd wasn’t there, that Joe could take more chances that Roman could be himself. There wasn’t anyone to be like, that sucked or didn’t work, because you don’t have instant feedback. So night after night, he becomes this extremely nuanced, soft-spoken character, which is not the “Welcome to SmackDown” everybody that that they’re used to.
And as soon as they bring people back in, he had done such riveting programming, that it’s like, man, now I want to see this guy. And he has just done it better than I’ve ever seen. He’s the greatest of all time in my opinion.
Reigns and Cena have clashed in singles matches on two separate occasions. First facing off at No Mercy 2017 and later at SummerSlam 2021, Reigns would triumph over Cena on both occasions.
Earlier in the same interview, John Cena revealed that he had to get permission from the Screen Actors Guild to make his return during the ongoing Hollywood strike!
John Cena Looks Back To 2015
The 16-time World Champion has appeared in multiple media projects throughout his extended run in the autumn. While discussing his most important matches, the United States Open Challenge was discussed at length. Revealing why the series of matches was so important to him, John Cena explained the significance of the United States Championship defences each week.
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