John Cena Was Responsible For Kevin Owens’ Main Roster Debut

Jul 4, 2017

Kevin Owens made his main roster debut by answering John Cena’s US Open Challenge one night on Raw back in the summer of 2015. At the time, Owens was dominating NXT as the NXT Champion, but one segment on Raw with Cena changed everything for his career.

Today, Kevin Owens’ documentary was released that highlights his journey through fifteen years of wrestling to become the star he is to the present day. Triple H reveals during the documentary that it was John Cena’s idea for Owens to make his main roster debut.

“Kevin came across as very authentic. And I think Vince saw that. I know Cena saw that because Cena was the one that went to Vince and said that ‘lemme do this US open challenge with him and bring him to TV’. It just all worked out.”

After the segment, Cena put him over clean at the Elimination Chamber PPV. Owens was a made man in WWE after that victory. There will be dozens of interesting nuggets like that in the DVD showcasing the journey Kevin Steen has undergone over the past two decades.

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