Former WWE Champion John Cena recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated to promote his upcoming movie “The Wall.” Here are the highlights.
On Roman Reigns claiming ‘his yard’, looking forward to facing off with him in the future:
“Roman is in the trenches every night and he’s performing at an elite level with a champion caliber attitude. His performance and the response that he gets from certain audiences is indicative of an elite-level performer. He’s doing what I did in 2006, 2007, and 2008. He has all the justification in the world in saying it’s his yard. I’ve made a career of shutting the mouths of people who’ve made that claim that WWE was their yard. I very, very much look forward to the day we put that to the test.”
On the positive reception to his proposal at Wrestlemania 33:
“I was able to make it the greatest moment of my life, which just so happened to be at a WrestleMania, in front of what I consider my family at what I consider my home. I really want to thank the audience that attended WrestleMania for understanding what that moment meant to me. If you watch the match back, they certainly did enjoy Mike and they certainly didn’t enjoy me. That was par for the course and I figured it would be that way, but I think everyone understood the gravity of the situation. I can’t tell you how much their show of respect meant to me. It’s a moment I forever will have, and it could have been filled with ‘No!’ chants or ‘Cena sucks’ chants, and I was fully ready for that, which is why I was so nervous. I am so very appreciative to everybody for allowing Nicole and I to have such a wonderful moment.”
Cena also talked about Shinsuke Nakamura, his ring gear, and more. You can read the entire interview here.
