Roman Reigns Reacts to John Cena Calling him the WWE GOAT

Roman Reigns has responded to John Cena just lately calling him the best famous person in WWE historical past. Cena used the corporate’s wholesome share worth whereas Reigns has been the lead attraction as the premise for his argument, which he made throughout an look on the Membership Shay Shay podcast final month.

Since debuting on the primary roster as a part of The Defend at Survivor Sequence 2012, Reigns has hardly ever discovered himself exterior of the primary occasion scene. He has held world championship gold on six events, along with his most up-to-date Common Championship reign coming to an finish after an enormous 1,316 days following his loss to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40 in April.

Roman Reigns’ WWE stats (as of 06/09/24)

Whole variety of matches

1,368

Whole variety of wins

1,000 (73.1%)

Whole variety of losses

334 (24.4%)

Whole variety of attracts

34 (2.5%)

Describing why Reigns deserves GOAT standing, Cena informed host Shannon Sharpe: “It’s superb that I’m saying a nonetheless lively expertise with years in entrance of him is the best of all time. However he’s been in it since 2012, I needed to work my means up.

“I began on the bench after which bought onto the Saturday program, after which simply misplaced each match. He got here in with The Defend in a very high-level spot and by no means wavered. Even when the followers didn’t like him, he was nonetheless in a predominant occasion spot. He’s been in a predominant occasion lens for over a decade now. And he’s introduced by his clock, and you may say no matter forces helped it, however in 2012 the inventory was buying and selling at $11, WWE or TKO shares now at $117. That’s on his shoulders!”

Cena continued: “I do know it’s a staff effort and no person does it alone, however that, to me, that’s some critical s***. And for me, I bought to offer respect the place respect is due.

“And Joe is wise, passionate concerning the enterprise, a multi-generational athlete has respect for his household has respect for the locker room has respect for the enterprise. He’s only a very, very good performer and any person I respect. He can be my best of all time.”

Roman identified that the subject is at all times one that may trigger debate

Throughout an interview with Bloomberg this week, Reigns tried to remain diplomatic when requested about Cena’s assertion. Nonetheless, with a smirk on his face, he needed to admit: “The numbers do not lie!”

Per Inside The Ropes, the 39-year-old stated: “I want I might say, ‘I’m Taylor Swift on the market,’ however we now have an important staff. I’ve a Wiseman [Paul Heyman]. Enterprise has been actually good. It’s a type of bizarre conditions. That is the place I might usually be like, ‘Paul, brag about me’.

“On the finish of the day, it’s subjective. There are some goal metrics concerned that we will measure. If there’s 60 folks over right here which are like, ‘No, Roman Reigns is the GOAT. Then there’s two individuals who go, ‘No means. The Undertaker is the best’. How do you argue with these two folks that consider of their soul that the Undertaker is [the GOAT].

“That’s the bizarre a part of our job, and that’s the great thing about it. It’s the place goal and subjective meet. It might probably actually be no matter you’re feeling it’s. So long as you’re related to whose ever product in WWE you’re related to, I feel you might have the fitting to assert that famous person being the best of all time, to you.

“So far as what John stated, I sort of witnessed and noticed his early reign as WWE’s high man and face of the corporate. “No person is aware of higher about all the pieces that it takes to get to that time and be in that dialog. I suppose I’m simply going to agree with him”.

All through their legendary careers to this point in WWE, Cena and Reigns have met 11 instances in one-on-one matches – and Cena has but to win a single bout. With him having already confirmed that 2025 can be his final yr as an lively in-ring competitor, it will be no shock to see the pair tangle as soon as extra, as Cena seeks his elusive victory over Reigns.