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“I finished second place” – John Cena talks WWE return and SummerSlam loss to Roman Reigns

Archie Blade
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John Cena talks WWE return and SummerSlam loss to Roman Reigns

John Cena talks WWE return and SummerSlam loss to Roman Reigns. The Cenation Leader made his WWE return after more than a year at Money in the Bank.

John Cena wrestled Bray Wyatt at Wrestlemania 36. He did not appear on WWE television after that. Many believed he would return at Wrestlemania 37 but the Cenation Leader was not present on the show. Come Money in the Bank, the 16-time World Champion finally showed up to a rousing reception.

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He was there to fight Roman Reigns. He laid his challenge but the Universal Champion kept ducking him until Cena managed to get the match booked. The two faced each other in the main event of SummerSlam with Reigns managing to stave off the challenge and retain his title.

John Cena talks WWE return and SummerSlam loss to Roman Reigns

Cena recently appeared on the latest episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. He spoke about his match with Reigns and discussed his comeback and appreciation for the fans.

“Dude, it was great. I had a wonderful match. I finished second place… I had a month off and they [WWE] were like, ‘Hey, you wanna come to work?’ I was like, ‘Do I?!’ and they said, ‘Live audiences are back,’ and I love live audiences.”

“That was nice [wearing jorts again]. There is no better feeling than being in front of a live audience. I’m so grateful to have all of you here. I’m so grateful to be back with a live audience. There is no other energy like performing or entertaining, telling stories or just shooting the s*** in front of a live audience. So thank you very much.”

During his recent return, Cena only wrestled once on WWE TV. However, he also fought and won 13 untelevised matches in the lead up to SummerSlam. He teamed up with Dominik Mysterio and Rey Mysterio in 11 of those matches to defeat Reigns and The Usos.

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Archie Blade

Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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