SummerSlam 2021 is set to feature a major confrontation between top WWE superstars Roman Reigns and John Cena.
Reigns has earned considerable praise of late since turning heel (becoming a bad guy in pro wrestling parlance), while Cena remains one of the top babyfaces (good guys) of all time.
“As you know, your villain is only as good as your hero, and your hero is only as good as your villain,” WWE president and chief revenue officer Nick Khan told Variety. “So with Roman being on such a tear and being such a monster heel, it only made sense for one of our greatest faces of all time to come back. We think John has had an extremely busy summer [promoting “F9” and “Suicide Squad”]. He was gracious enough to not only do all of our televised shows, including ‘SummerSlam,’ but all of our non-televised shows as well. So he’s been...
Reigns has earned considerable praise of late since turning heel (becoming a bad guy in pro wrestling parlance), while Cena remains one of the top babyfaces (good guys) of all time.
“As you know, your villain is only as good as your hero, and your hero is only as good as your villain,” WWE president and chief revenue officer Nick Khan told Variety. “So with Roman being on such a tear and being such a monster heel, it only made sense for one of our greatest faces of all time to come back. We think John has had an extremely busy summer [promoting “F9” and “Suicide Squad”]. He was gracious enough to not only do all of our televised shows, including ‘SummerSlam,’ but all of our non-televised shows as well. So he’s been...
- 8/21/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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