John Cena on Roman Reigns’ SECRET to Success!

Full John Cena Interview - • John Cena - The Rock, ... . John Cena on Roman Reigns Evolution from Shield to Bloodline! Brace yourself for an electrifying episode of the NotSam Wrestling podcast, as the iconic John Cena sits down with esteemed host Sam Roberts to delve deep into the awe-inspiring evolution of Roman Reigns in the WWE.
Prepare to be captivated as Cena shares his firsthand experiences and uncovers the remarkable journey of Reigns, from his humble beginnings to his meteoric rise as one of the most dominant forces in sports entertainment. Gain exclusive insights into the trials, triumphs, and transformative moments that have shaped Reigns into the undeniable powerhouse he is today.
This in-depth interview offers a front-row seat to the mind of John Cena as he explores the intricacies of Reigns' character development learned in John Cena vs. Roman Reigns matches, the challenges he faced, and the legacy he continues to build. Don't miss this golden opportunity to witness Cena and Roberts unravel the layers of Roman Reigns' extraordinary evolution in the WWE!
Get ready to be inspired, informed, and thoroughly entertained. Hit that play button now and immerse yourself in this unforgettable conversation!
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[@WhatInTheDeepestShadeOfFeck]

Vince pushing him as a baby-face didn't help. The guy is a natural heel.

[@jrdb04]

It’s not even that it’s just they never built him properly he was the silent muscle of the shield and as soon as they break up he’s a headliner who’s on the mic every show with horrible lines if they took the time to properly push him as a main eventer like they did with Seth make him a mid career slowley push him to the main event as he gets some wins and gets momentum then make him champion he went from a after thought to headlining wrestlemania 3 straight years beating the undertaker in one of those

[@WhatInTheDeepestShadeOfFeck]

@@jrdb04 to be fair, they pretty much immediately put the title on Rollins with the Authority, but I get your point and agree.

[@jrdb04]

@@WhatInTheDeepestShadeOfFeck true but the reason that worked with Rollins is cause his betrayal and alliance with the authority was something they were building for a while he cheated to win the money in the bank and was the authority’s golden boy till he won the title at mania

[@chrisb4474]

@@WhatInTheDeepestShadeOfFeckthey didn’t immediately put the title on Seth. He had the MITB for a while before he cashed it in. Plus Seth was ready I feel.

[@Masutora]

It's kind of crazy that he had a similar career path as The Rock.

[@KingMuncheez]

Cena is the captain America of wrestling, guy is constantly putting EVERYONE over even off the clock. We didn’t appreciate you enough John. We were young marks😭

[@michaelmercury1297]

If they ever recast Captain America in Marvel. John Cena would be a good choice.

[@festo512]

Did he put over Nexus?

[@michaeldepinto3562]

The Rock put over the Hurricane lol

[@festo512]

@@michaeldepinto3562 Did the Rock put over Booker T?

[@michaeldepinto3562]

@@festo512 Should he put over everyone? LoL he put over a ton of Wrestlers in his short time.

[@5150crazyfun]

Ironically I think his first promo with Cena helped him step up more. Then after he came back from the leukemia and covid he was a completely different person character wise. So I believe the switch flipped in his head to where he realized this doesn't last forever. And I might as well try something different. This version of him as the Tribal Chief is the best version of him because he's clearly enjoying his role while also being at the top of his game telling a story. When you can tell a great story and then back it up in the ring, you are truly great in pro wrestling. It's a level of psychology that very few reach.

[@leonenarwani7258]

Let's be honest though it's thank to Paul Heyman though , Roman is a yes man and will follow orders given to him , Paul took things into his own hands and spoke to Vince about bringing him under his wing , Roman has improved but it's thanks to Paul

[@CalSaurous]

​​@@leonenarwani7258 you're an idiot who has absolutely no clue. All of Roman's success is down to him. If he was a yes man he'd have come back as a face. It's already been stated in several interviews that Roman has been the dictator since coming back. He chose to be a heel, he chose to work with the Uso's, he chose to work with Sami Zayn, he's booking his storylines and moments with Paul Heyman and Michael Hayes behind the scenes, everything that has made Roman an overwhelming success since 2020 is down to him. His cadence, his promos, his interactions with the crowd, everything that makes him above every other in-ring performer is down to him. And every metric in the world proves Roman has been an unbelievable success since 2020, and it's hilarious that a very small and insignificant segment of fans online try to play down his importance.

[@shirakani]

Also does help that he's from the 'royal family' that's loved and favored by Vince which makes him practically un-firable unless he truly screws up like causing a major public scandal WWE can't sweep under the rug. I mean let's be honest, how many other guys on the roster have had the number of pushes he's had despite his early mediocrity where the entire audience felt like Vince was saying that Roman is 'the guy' and absolutely nothing was going to change that? Remember the times when he got booed out of every arena everywhere? The man has had more protagonist plot armor than the entire roster put together... Most guys get one push and then are midcard for life if they don't make it.... not Roman tho. So, yeah... sure he's done well being the face of the company now but nobody can say he truly earned it 100%. It's more like 50% hard work, 25% being from the right family and 25% just happening to be Vince McMahon's chosen favourite.

[@munster7349]

@@shirakanihe did work for it lol 💯% he did way more for wwe when Covid started than anyone in wrestling and created the best storyline ever and has a title reign so long that he could beat Bruno’s first reign typical hater I see everything you said about Roman is the same for any one John cena charlotte flair HHH and more who have had the same thing lol your just a typical hater who knows nothing about wrestling and always hates

[@fabianbrooks5955]

Well spoken brother. I completely agree. 💯

[@jodibishop3302]

Cena is officially the Godfather of pro wrestling, what a mind for the business we all love.

[@jacoby1234ification]

Is the only reason why I started watching WWE again basically Roman saved WWE during the pandemic.

[@alaxsparkz359]

Cena is the equivalent of the badass old school master passing on his knowledge to the younger generation and I believe the efforts of him and others like him are what has been making WWE resurge in popularity recently

[@paralyzerzeta4305]

I didn't think Roman's leukemia announcement completely killed the polarization that had defined his career up to that point. It was more his character change when he came back at summerslam 2020. He was still being booed throughout 2019 post Wrestlemania.

[@bigdonald123]

Wasn't the same he had a much larger fanbase

[@sukhmeet8665]

John Cena is probably the last mega star WWE will ever have, but it’s nice that he’s always trying to build new stars

[@cooptooshifty7569]

wat you mean Roman’s a mega star

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@cooptooshifty7569 eh, not really, he would if he cared about wwe more, but I think he lost interest, he is kinda close though, people know his name when I ask around

[@captainlevifreakinackerman2927]

​@@theonlygoodonehere2259 bro Roman is definitely a Megastar... when you notice every single detail about his character work you see that he is really the best performer in wrestling out there at this moment even though he is a complete part timer.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@captainlevifreakinackerman2927 yeah no doubt, he still has a bit of trouble in his promos, but he talks better on the mic, and can put on 5 matches without flips and superkicks than most of the entire roster, and his work and boss persona is so over, and works with only few people in todays wrestling from PG era, which says a lot, so yes you can argue he is a megastar guy, but he can really be in that trope with stone, the rock, john cena, hulk hogan if he did a lot more

[@i5C0R3Pi0N]

I didn't like Roman Reigns from a character standpoint, he always had great in-ring abilities though. This brings me always back to the Cena vs. Theory promo where he said he doesn't believe him. This was essentially the same with Roman Reigns, the fans didn't believe him because Roman also didn't believe in that character that the producers wanted us to buy. It's a different story now, the tribal chief and the bloodline is an awesome faction and angle that just worked out perfectly. The secret is to let performers try what they wanna do and see where it goes. Pushing a character to the audience that they do not like will always work against them. Then you had Sami Zayn coming into the picture that gave the Bloodline a new fresh of air AND the longevity that they needed just in time before it got stale. It just worked out perfectly, the timing was top notch. It's just hard to keep the ball rolling at this pace because the momentum won't last forever and they made (so far) the best out of it. It's also time to end it properly before it ruins everything that was build up to this point.

[@Iam_saeed]

hearing cenas insight and perspective on today's wrestling on these kind of podcasts is really refreshing

[@endrsgm]

before the "i have leukemia" speech he was universally hated. its because he was pushed and everyone felt he was pushed so the fans pushed back and booed him. then he had that leukemia speech and really humanized him. when he came back the old anti roman feeling had been washed away and his coming back was a good news story that made people feel happy. that one moment flipped his whole career.

[@soulserrated]

I think a majority of people still dont like him. But, it could just be me.

[@Bsmith806]

@@soulserratedI think people think it’s cool not to like him nowadays. Before it was because he was over-pushed, now people think it’s the in-thing to hate the top stars, and Roman is the top star now, whether people like it or not

[@yonsetv5223]

​@@Bsmith806 Eh not because hes a top guy, its because his reign has been stale. Hasn't even defended the titles since mania. His stuff post mania could've been done without the belts. 1k days is ridiculous for ANYONE

[@johnwatson3719]

@@yonsetv5223 I get your point but I think he’s right. Reigns is the top star and people are trying to rebel against that, he acts and is treated like the top guy. That’s what some people can’t understand

[@wayne2746]

@@yonsetv5223 his reign has been far from stale. If it doesn’t make sense, why make him defend the championship?

[@jakeconner44]

Been looping Cena say 'fucking' so much cause it feels surreal 😮😂😂

[@disclaimer.imjokin]

Its incredible how good he got by turning heel.

[@og-ef7lu]

I personally believe that back in the shield he should of been the one who turned heel instead of seth rollins. Instead he kind of got shoved down people throat as the next guy when he wasnt fully ready. Being part of the corporation would of helped him and the face turn afterwards would of made him the next guy earlier on his career.

[@Canada1st_]

I agree

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

if you go look at how he was in FCW, the way he dress with suit and nice tinted glasses, and his music, he was supposed to go the batista type route of his career, not cena, where he tries to be nice and silly and get overpushed, he is a natural heel guy, the only way he would work as a face guy is if he was helping a major heel guy with the top title to retain for long as a heel guy, and then decides to turn on him and change to face, he is supposed to a badass guy who beats people up, not get beat around and do limited moves

[@austin31697]

Well... He was originally going to join The Authority, Triple H mentioned it in a segment that they strongly considered Roman but the fans was too busy predicting that he would turn so WWE swerved everyone & let Seth do the turn.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@austin31697 with the rise of the internet, I don't blame them for trying to create a swerve, people are reading too much into what WWE scripts, would have really been nice if we had heel roman, and face seth, imagine face seth cashes in on heel roman, perfect

[@rm22.02]

The grizzled vet version of Cena is so much more badass. Cena is a f*cking genius and understands the business inside out. Cena passed the torch to Reigns in 2017 at the No Mercy PPV

[@alexandersnow1963]

I was a huge attitude era guy and then fell off until recently. Like many i did intermittently keep up now and again. I’m back in because I love Cody’s story. But I do have a question. Why didn’t people appreciate John Cena when he was there. He seems to just get it

[@BuhdeeProductions]

If you think about it we as audience are seeing what Roman is portraying as a character. It’s way how they rushed it to making him a baby face immediately we didn’t like the way how it was given so fast to the point where Cena left & Roman became a baby face to being the most HATED baby face of the company. This pandemic truly helped Roman build the persona of being the Tribe Chief which should’ve been a a slow build up towards his character back in 2018 but they made it up immediately which people acknowledge him.

[@nakulkumar9415]

No matter how much wwe, cena or any other person try to make us believe that there are new more greater things and wrestlers out there but the fact is Cena is the last of the stars and greatest of all time

[@jakebaby7152]

Hearing cena curse is wired

[@xxx_donvanvliet_xxx]

He forgets to mention they refused to turn him heel for so long. The heel turn was crucial

[@DonTooP]

We didn’t appreciate Cena enough but he still touches the wrestling world with his knowledge great man

[@stormshadow631]

Speak 4 urself you didn’t appreciate cena

[@evilme1752]

people think tha cena is putting down theory, he is not, he is trying to push theory into the same direction that RR has gone to, come on, theory is tallented, love him or hate him, he has it, he just needs to, in undertakers words, fail forward, learn and move on and that is that cena is trying to say about theory, fail, learn, move on and get better, thee is no hate, there is great advice :)

[@TeamWolfmountain]

Paul Heyman is the best thing for Roman

[@NickTaylorRickPowers]

I'll never trust wrestlers again on saying someone's really smart after Kane

[@Musclingus]

Is Kane not smart?

[@dillonkramer1575]

@@Musclingus he’s a republican which is a big no no for most people 😂😂😂 Kanes is extremely intelligent

[@marctm7614]

​@@MusclingusKane, while clearly intelligent to whatever degree, holds beliefs that are quite ignorant and misinformed. Following a school shooting, he tweeted that "guns are not the issue." You can be as smart as 10,000,000,000 people combined, but it is akin to idiocy to believe such a thing. Worse still to post it as a response to a school shooting.

[@devinport.]

@@marctm7614 people with mental heatlh problems combined with guns becomes the issue , both need to be addressed which ofc won't be the case cause both sides will point fingers and keep going back and forth again and agaian

[@soulserrated]

​@@marctm7614 a firearm is a tool. the individual who used it.. was evil. The man said what needed to be said, no further words should be necessary.

[@mushuansari]

Felt so wrong hearing him swear

[@ryaj2356]

Roman was just pushed in our faces for 8 years as the top face of the franchise. The bloodline in the last three month was the only time it paid off. If fans gotta wait 8 years for three months of entertainment, it will kill the wwe

[@bryancronbaugh4265]

Secret to success is getting everything handed to him. 1000 days handed to him.

[@bigdonald123]

All wrestlers get everything handed to them its scripted

[@lugenkresse5825]

I am seriously fascinated by wrestling fans who think only a guy's popularity with them personally should determine how far he gets pushed. News flash kids, you are not the ones who have to work with that guy. The company and his collegues do, so they get to decide. Entitled brats smh

[@prdeglory2580]

Roman, triple H, ric flair, batista, y2j Are natural heels, they can be good as babyfaces don't get me wrong, but great as heels

[@ChanT3]

That advice he gave theory really needs to be given to LA Knight. The guy is such a flash in the pan.

[@Ivantheterrible81280]

Being related to Dwayne.

[@jordannewsom3606]

That didn't matter

[@Judgementxxx]

The still boo'd Roman when the Rock helped him win the Royal Rumble

[@rahulk2633]

If cena wanted to, he would still be the face of wwe

[@saswata5556]

No one cheers him now

[@jaquandrejones]

I've never met anyone who gave a fuck about the WWE since they decided to make it the Roman show for idk 5 years or however long they've peddled the same slop

[@colincgc]

Getting cancer again helped his career immensely, harsh but true

[@srachar]

Not even. He was stagnant in that year

[@CrueHead18]

The standards have lowered of what a main event is. Roman, in the 80's late 90's and early 2000's would have been a high midcard at the most. And then people wonder why pro wrestling sucks.

[@Haunted_Gains]

Roman's Absence in 2020 seems Really Suspicious Literally when he left the Next Week The Pandemic Happened in America Plus He was Going to Be in WrestleMania in a couple weeks and WWE performed in front of Empty Crowds it seems Planned

[@cptvane3439]

Apparently Heyman told him to go on strike against WWE to do the whole tribal chief storyline

[@oggoth8923]

Non of that makes sense when him and his family had concerns of him catching Covid due to him having Leukemia Years Before

[@johngleason1776]

Suffering suckatash is gonna go down as one of the worst promos of all time😂. John's not the only person who ive heard use it as a reference

[@richardbrown2334]

Some title in itself. There is no question about it, AJ Styles and Seth Rollins is 10x the wrestler Roman Reigns is. There are many better talkers than Reigns, hence Paul Heyman's role. Roman Reigns' key to success is being manufactured by Mr. McMahon.

[@cmsjr2001]

Whatever helps you sleep at night pal.

[@richardbrown2334]

@@cmsjr2001 Acknowledge me, wow. Who would've thought...

[@srachar]

​@@richardbrown2334Paul Heyman barley talks. It's completely different from othe Paul Heyman guys. But keep living in your echo chamber

[@thornslow]

​@@richardbrown2334Keep crying 😢

[@richardbrown2334]

@@cmsjr2001 I didn't want to speak to anyone specific, but I'll just go for first reply xD. Yes, John Cena, Steve Austin and The Rock aren't better talkers than Reigns or draw more. I've literally opted to play the PlayStation while his matches are on now. Pure predictable and silly at this point. No excitement or spontaneity.

[@skiphammond1636]

Lol 🤣 Cena didn't help him with shit

[@jordannewsom3606]

Bullshit

[@mtsguides]

Roman Reigns’ SECRET to Success ?? Being the Rock's cousin 🤣🤣

[@user-fe1le2yl3x]

Good grief y’all just can’t let this go can you ? They’re *NOT* even cousins in real life y’all really need to do some research and come up with a new excuse because this one got old 10 years ago but go on believe whatever WWE tells you …

[@elhamfahim1925]

another day of seeing crybabies in youtube comments 😂😂😂

[@datkiddjophat4290]

It’s funny because hunter told Roman from nxt day one that not because he’s rocks cousin that he was gonna get a free pass so Roman busted his butt.. you’ll already knew hunter had fire Roman from nxt & if you’ll don’t know hunter did and brought him back so you’ll can say what you’ll want but it’s not because of the rock it’s because of Roman and what he wanted to do and be.. you’ll love to use every excuse on this guy huh smh

[@datkiddjophat4290]

@@user-fe1le2yl3x facts on screen In wwe their cousins but not real life cousins.. and most likely their like far cousins to mention

[@JACQUEZJOHNSON23]

Another hater

[@evalangley3985]

A little guy named Sami Zayn... that's his secret... the Roman Reign character only started to pay off a year after he won the belt and when Sami got into the picture because Sami gave Roman some personality, some trait of characters that was DEEPLY missing.

[@juniormpasopi3141]

The pandemic era work with jey,owens and build up to that wrestlemania match with edge and bryan was good

[@wellyunnoso3087]

Fucking cap

[@user-fe1le2yl3x]

Stop the nonsense so we’re just gonna ignore all the feuds he had against the likes of Cena , Edge and Lesnar long before the whole Sami thing ? While Roman was feuding with these big names Sami was doing that lame conspiracy storyline and getting booed and jobbing left and right to the likes of Johnny Knoxville at WM yet y’all think he made Roman’s character successful ? Lmao sure …

[@joejames1794]

LMFAOOOOOOOOO

[@joejames1794]

@@user-fe1le2yl3xit’s amazing how people just start lying the Sami Zayn revisionist history is fucking hilarious dude wasn’t doing jack shit before the bloodline now he’s the greatest thing from slice bread and carried the angle by himself because “I hate Roman and can’t give him credit” lmfao

[@JMC77]

Did John Cena just refer to himself as "really good" ??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 The brass neck on this guy is unreal.

[@chromewarnock9681]

wwe became a global billion dollar company under his lead and he made too much money and gave too much PR for wwe at a point where even big celebs were doing "you cant see me" hand gestures. if he is not really good than no one is.

[@tylervincent8424]

Right!? I can’t believe one of the most globally popular pop culture superstars thinks he is really good. Who Tf does he think he is?

[@Okkkkkkskskssj]

How dare the most recognized wwe superstar in the world say he’s really good😡😡

[@JMC77]

Yeah and the Spice Girls made a shit load of money does that mean they weren't absolute trash as artists? If your only argument in support of Cena is the company made money then I can't help you. The ratings fell consistently and massively with him on top. He made wrestling corny and goofy again. Terrible in ring, terrible at making people, terrible at having compelling promos as he totally no sold anything said to him for 10 years. Calling spots so loudly and obviously that it destroyed any suspension of disbelief. And let's not forget the monetized and marketed philanthropy through Make a Wish and Cancer charity. From Stephs own words "Philanthropy is the new marketing" not my words folks.. WWE words. And that is the machine that pushed Cena down the throats of audiences all over the world who knew he was absolute trash. Yes he worked hard, yes he's a physically powerful dude and he had great attitude to doing what his boss wanted from him.. but don't for one second try to tell me he was a good wrestler and deserved to be the top guy based on anything related to his actual ability. I watched him and he was dreadful. Imagine a full blown face with the whole power of a multi billion dollar company behind him who can't get over as a face 😂

[@Okkkkkkskskssj]

@@JMC77 no one is reading that pal. Stick to crying cuz cena will always be the most popular star with the rock in wwe history👍

[@andrewbowyer5043]

The family name, cos it certainly isn't his in ring ability or his promo skills, Joe Anoa'i is the laziest 30 something year old I've ever seen in my life

[@DOUBLE_R22]

If he is lazy, you are worst than that lul..i don't think you able to left your family to travel around the globe like him

[@wellyunnoso3087]

Says the lazy ass 30 year old saying Bs in the comment section

[@10acious32]

He is extremely active in crafting the story offscreen. He's lazy in terms of actually wrestling but damn is he good at making people care.

[@DOUBLE_R22]

@@10acious32 i mean that's what WWE is for, if i want to watch you know "wrestling" i would watch AEW eventhough they more of gymnastics shit, but WWE is more about telling story inside and outside of the ring

[@datkiddjophat4290]

@@10acious32 he’s lazy now because that’s how a heel suppose to act overconfident and feel like there untouchable. He’s playing his role perfect. Until a light switch hit when he either lose everything or he turn face again..

[@meladgoat]

it's not roman, it's paul heyman. put paul heyman with anybody and he could make him look like a million bucks. that's why i always put austin, rock, hogan, cena above everyone. They didn't need a paul heyman they did it on their own

[@Thechosenskywalker]

It wasn’t all just Paul heyman. It was both of them. However roman originally wanted to turn heel years ago after the departure of the shield but Vince never gave him the chance and instead wasted Roman’s career until 2020

[@MakingNoobsCry]

Paul Heyman could make anyone look like a million bucks? Other than Brock and Roman and maybe Big Show depending on who you ask what other people has he made look like that?

[@srachar]

That's Mr fantastic level stretch

[@NickGregorio]

Yeah, Reigns is trash. He needs five people to put him over in any given match or segment. This is some Emperor’s new clothes shit.

[@Thechosenskywalker]

He put all of them over 😂. U got that shit all the way around. They wouldn’t be in the position they were in if not for Roman and being elevated by him. Including Paul heyman since he also helped Roman in starting this entire thing

[@Bradh8]

Wow never saw it that way. Roman is successful now at this cuz he doesn't have to talk anymore, they put Paul by his side for a reason. Now that he doesn't have to open his mouth, he doesn't look stupid or what he was before to the crowd. B4 when he spoke, he just was pathetic. Now he doesn't have to speak, people accept his "character" more so till he just blew up.😊

[@d-lo3055]

Nooooooo John that "Suffering succotash!" Is Vince. John in my opinion needs to stop defending Vince BS creative ideas. Roman did not needed that moment. That’s Vince abusing his power for everything.

[@datkiddjophat4290]

That’s Vince looking at the future to erase the pass to set this new generation. How do u feel that theirs not one trailblazer to rep a company?? It would be boring fighting for a title with no kinda prestige behind it. Especially if this generation can only rely on the past big names what about the current new talent and names? That’s the point wwe is making now.. when people ask who is the guy everyone gets blank or they assume every guy but it must be a guy it must be a star and Roman is their ⭐️ ☝🏾☝🏾who’s after him we will see. Is jey the guy or jimmy we don’t know but to carry the undisputed title is a heavy burden because everyone is gunning for u you gotta boost ratings. they gonna have to know how to put on a match make the other look good so it’s a lot of hard work. We shall see if one of them can the handle that pressure???? They can’t unless they turn heels have a stable to keep the titles because as face they’ll lose it quicker than they hold it. So they ain’t the guys. Until they prove themselves.

[@daymor5038]

If all this is true, then why cant Roman wrestle? Dude has 3 moves is the most boring matches ever.

[@jordannewsom3606]

"Roman can't wrestle" is completely subjective. Nobody needs to do 1000 moves to tell a story

[@Judgementxxx]

Sorry he's not doing gymnastic routines and flipping 60 ft into the air

[@bigdicdaddy6042]

Cena like proud dad 😅