John Cena has dropped a bombshell regarding his SummerSlam 2021 main event against Roman Reigns. Speaking on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast, Cena revealed that the original plan called for a chaotic, overbooked finish where he would have technically “won” his 17th World Title before the match was restarted.
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“I was going to win 17. We were going to have someone come out and restart the match… No rules, no nothing. Tons of finishers because I was going to win,” Cena explained. However, the surprise return of Brock Lesnar wasn’t secured until 5 PM that day. Once Lesnar was locked in, WWE changed course entirely.
“[Talent relations] comes and says… ‘We’re switching the finish. Roman over. Clean.'” Cena didn’t fight the change, instead pitching a simple story to Paul Heyman: “One spear. That’s it… You beat me with your finish once.” Cena noted that this change ultimately made Roman better, proving that sometimes less is more.
