John Cena Agrees That WWE Is Roman Reigns’ Yard Now


When Roman Reigns and The Undertaker met in the main event of WrestleMania 33, there was a lot at stake. Yes, it ended up being Undertaker’s last match (we think), but more significant than that: the wager of the match was the deed to the yard of WWE. Previously under the ownership of Undertaker for well over a decade, the yard now has a Big Dogs logo planted firmly in the middle of it. It’s Roman Reigns’ yard now, and woe be to the foolish child whose ball winds up there.

There has been much grousing from WWE fans, because a lot of them don’t like Roman Reigns and don’t think he should be entitled to a yard. They want the deed for the yard to pass to Cesaro, or Finn Bálor, or maybe even Kevin Owens. Why should the pretty guy who wins all the time get to have a nice big yard, too?

You might think a guy like John Cena would take objection to the yard being in Reigns’ possession. After all, Cena has been the guy for years and years and years now. Maybe he gets a say as to whose yard it is? Well, luckily for Reigns, Cena has no objection to Reigns’ current status as yard-owner. He explained during an interview with Sports Illustrated:

“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’m not going to take anything away from Roman. He handles his business with the utmost professionalism. He’s doing it on his own watch. He’s not one of the those guys that comes over to me and asks me, ‘What happens next?’ He’s doing it his way, and I think that’s the best way to do it. He’s not trying to be the next John Cena, but he is being the only Roman Reigns — and that’s why it’s met with so much adversity. I can tell you from first-hand because I know. I wasn’t trying to be Stone Cold or The Rock, I was John Cena. That was met with adversity from people looking for the next Stone Cold or the next Rock. That’s what creates the dichotomy, the polarizing environment. I think Roman is doing a fantastic job, and he has an entire roster stacked with unbelievably gifted performers. It’s a good time to be a member of the WWE Universe.

So there you have it: Cena thinks Reigns’ claim to the yard is fully justified. Take that, yard-truthers.

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