5 WWE Superstars who earned John Cena's respect

#1 Roman Reigns has received praise from John Cena for his recent work in WWE

John Cena with Roman Reigns

John Cena was one of the biggest names in WWE during the 2010s. Over the past few years, Roman Reigns has evolved into the role of being the biggest superstar in WWE today.

Cena and Reigns have enjoyed a few matches against each other, and The Tribal Chief has been one of the few men Cena has never beaten in his career. The 16-time world champion has paid close attention to Reigns’ transformation over the past few years and believes that he has managed to bring the best version out of himself in his current heel character.

"Roman is walking in his own steps, he follows in no one's footsteps. This happens every time a marquee attraction has moved on. I went through it, everybody said it with Steve [Austin] and The Rock and I understand that. But Roman is crafting his own path, and I think it's very important to say that he's doing a great job. I feel this is the best he's ever been and that comes with comfort. I don't know what got him over that hill, but he's over it and that's a very important one to jump over."

With John Cena possibly coming back when crowds return, who would you have him feud with at Summerslam?I'll start, Roman Reigns pic.twitter.com/wGMoSPFXZ1

— KingOfReviews 98 (@KoWReviewer) May 23, 2021

John Cena showed a lot of respect to The Tribal Chief with his words, and even compared his own transformation to that of Reigns’.

"Taking brave choices and those brave choices haven't stopped and aren't stopping today as I continue to try to challenge myself. Roman has hit that point and that is, for audiences, a beautiful thing. Now he's going to challenge himself and entertain the audience in ways they didn't think he was capable of."

Not much in WWE can entice me to watch these days, but a properly done Roman Reigns vs John Cena feud at an actual BIG PPV is can’t miss.Cena would be going for a title he’s never won AND trying to avenge his loss to Roman in 2017. #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/l96MqDfhMR

— Captain Ferg Baba Ganoosh (@CaptainFerg) May 27, 2021

Not many will argue that Reigns has evolved into the best heel in WWE today. The Head of the Table has already carved a Hall of Fame-worthy career for himself. Will he face John Cena at SummerSlam 2021 to put an end to his career?

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