Roman Reigns has addressed the comments made about him by John Cena.
Despite the fact that Cena is a 16-time World Champion and arguably the most famous wrestler to debut in the 21st century, he does not acknowledge the GOAT compliment frequently said by announcers on WWE TV. During a recent interview on Club Shay Shay, Cena bestowed that honour to Reigns as the true greatest of all time:
“He’s been in a main event lens for over a decade. In 2012, the stock was trading at $11. WWE/TKO stock is now at $117. That’s on his shoulders. There isn’t a better indication, and I know it’s a team effort, and nobody does it alone, but that, to me, is some serious shit. I have to give respect where it’s due. [Roman] is smart, passionate about the business, multi-generational athlete. Has respect for his family, the locker room, the business. He’s a very smart performer and someone I respect. He’d be my Greatest of All Time.”
While many were somewhat surprised by the comments made by Cena given the rich history in the professional wrestling world, Reigns was not exactly quick to disagree during a recent media appearance. Appearing live for Bloomberg at a live event, Reigns stated that the numbers simply before stating that the greatest of all time is very much subjective and it can be whoever fans want it to be:
“The numbers don’t lie,” he said with a smile. “I wish I could say, ‘I’m Taylor Swift out there,’ but we have a great team. I have a Wiseman. Business has been really good. It’s one of those weird situations. This is where I would normally be like, ‘Paul, brag about me.’”
“At the end of the day, it’s subjective. There are some objective metrics involved that we can measure. If there’s 60 people over here that are like, ‘No, Roman Reigns is the GOAT.’ Then there’s two people who go, ‘No way. The Undertaker is the Greatest of All Time.’ How do you argue with those two people that believe in their soul that the Undertaker is?
That’s the weird part of our job, and that’s the beauty of it. It’s where objective and subjective meet. It can really be whatever you feel it is. As long as you are connected to whose ever product in WWE you are connected to, I think you have the right to claim that superstar being the greatest of all time, to you.
As far as what John said, I kind of witnessed and observed his early reign as WWE’s top guy and face of the company. Nobody knows better about everything that it takes to get to that point and be in that conversation. I guess I’m just going to agree with him.”
Roman Reigns Looks To Handle Bloodline Business
After losing the Undisputed Championship to Cody Rhodes in the main event of WrestleMania 40, The Tribal Chief took an extended hiatus. During that time, Solo Sikoa took control of The Bloodline and overhauled the group with the additions of Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa and Jacob Fatu. Looking to reassert his dominance, Roman Reigns made his return at SummerSlam to attack Sikoa and allow Rhodes to remain as champion.
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