Roman Reigns may not have had as many title reigns as Ric Flair or John Cena, but he’s confident his current run eclipses being a 16-time champion.
On a recent edition of “The Pat McAfee Show” podcast, Reigns addressed his dominant run as champion that begun at WWE Payback in August 2020. He said,
“I don’t take anything away from anybody. What John [Cena] has done, as far as generations come, that is GOAT-level stuff, but for me, it’s always been about quality, not quantity. John has a lot of title reigns, but he doesn’t have a title reign that can compare what I’ve done in the last four years.
“This quality that I’ve put on display, it speaks for itself. The business backs everything that has happened. It’s made this place more lucrative than it’s ever been, it’s made this place attractive. My reign has gone through the most crazy and turbulent time in WWE history. That says a lot. I will always take the quality of this run over going 14, 15, 16 times.”
Reigns retained against Cena at WWE SummerSlam 2021. Had Cena won, he would’ve eclipsed Ric Flair as a 17-time WWE World Champion.
Roman Reigns’ next title defense will come at WWE WrestleMania 40 (Night Two) when he puts the gold on the line against Cody Rhodes.
