For many years John Cena was the face of the WWE. He was constantly in the WWE Title picture, he main evented almost every pay-per-view, and he worked with the biggest names in the industry, but times are changing.
For the past few years Roman Reigns has been pushed as the new face of the WWE, but fans haven’t quite accepted his position. Fans don’t seem to be the only ones who can’t accept Roman as the face of the company, because during a recent appearance on E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness, Cena admitted that he has some reservations about Roman being in the top spot.
“In a very legitimate sense, my biggest hangup with Roman Reigns as the frontrunner of the WWE, is the fact that he seems to lack in his ability to communicate with the audience,” Cena said. “And [it’s] not that he can’t. I know Roman. Like, socially, he’s a great guy. He has a presence that’s undeniable, so I know it’s there. Just nobody had the nuts to bring it out of him, nobody. So my job in the WWE is to either be the best or be a vehicle for the best and I was going to go out there and rip that kid every single week until he said, ‘enough’. And I thought his promo on Monday was brilliant. I thought it was like what a [Garry] Kasparov chess move. Speak, say only what you need to say and let me cut a promo on myself. I, literally on the other side of the phone, got goosebumps. And I know that it didn’t come from anybody else but him. Like, he went home and was like, ‘damn it, I’m sick of it. I’m going to stamp this M.F. right here.’ And he thought of that and it was brilliant for the reasons you say: you could see it in his eyes, that those are his words, and that he believes it. The way he looked into the camera, the way he mocked me flipping the microphone, dude that’s a shot across someone’s bow. That’s a real shot and that’s why we watch.”
John Cena and Roman Reigns will face off Sunday night at No Mercy, and you can check out the card for the event below.
WWE Universal Championship Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman
Raw Women’s Championship Match
Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax vs. Emma vs. Bayley
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Jason Jordan vs. The Miz
Raw Tag Team Championship Match
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro and Sheamus
Cruiserweight Championship Match
Neville vs. Enzo Amore
John Cena vs. Roman Reigns
Bray Wyatt vs. Finn Balor
Kickoff Show
Elias vs. Apollo Crews
