6 Things WWE subtly told us on RAW: 2 Big mistakes made with MITB cash-in, Rising star set for big title win at SummerSlam?

#3 The reason for John Cena's return to RAW

John Cena took a while, but he now understands The King Of Bros

John Cena couldn't wait for more than a night and decided to appear on Monday Night RAW. Naturally, he opened the show and received nearly as big a pop as he did at Money in the Bank 2021.

John Cena made his intentions clear - he wants Roman Reigns. The man who beat him in 2017 piqued his interest once more and John Cena set the stage on RAW, announcing that he wants to face The Tribal Chief at SummerSlam.

"This pathetic @WWERomanReigns experience has gone on LONG ENOUGH!"#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/d7RBd29mBs

— WWE (@WWE) July 20, 2021

There were some undertones from the 2017 feud, such as him saying that Roman Reigns "thinks he's over". Reigns is undoubtedly over. Hopefully, John Cena doesn't use the same themed promos as he did four years ago, because it simply didn't work.

What John Cena said to Roman Reigns had validity then, but it certainly isn't now. Either way, it's going to be an exciting feud and John Cena will make the jump from RAW to SmackDown to confront The Tribal Chief and challenge him for a potential 17th World Championship.

John Cena essentially returned to RAW because WWE knew they would peak early ratings and possibly even ticket sales (if it wasn't sold out already, i.e).

The hot new single from @JohnCena & @SuperKingofBros called 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒐𝒐𝒐𝒐𝒐𝒐𝒐𝒐!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/AJEEblSsG6

— WWE (@WWE) July 20, 2021

We also loved the fact that John Cena gave the rub to Riddle, even if it was in a brief segment on RAW.