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“Mr. Missionary” – Roman Reigns Gives John Cena a New Nickname on WWE SmackDown

Published 07/31/2021, 7:30 AM EDT

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It seems like the WWE Universe just can’t have enough of John Cena! All they want is the megastar, and that seems to be getting under the skin of WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.

In the latest episode of WWE SmackDown: July 30th, 2021, John Cena and Baron Corbin were in the opening segment. So, as per Reigns, Cena had already appeared in-ring.

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Fast forward to Roman Reigns’ segment. This was the SummerSlam 2021 contract signing segment between Reigns and Finn Balor. As The Tribal Chief was getting settled in, the fans started cheering and calling for John Cena. Playing it cool, and keeping his cool, Reigns responded by saying “Mr. Missionary” had already made an appearance.

The fact that Roman Reigns said it without breaking into a hilarious fit in itself is impressive. However, this new nickname may stick for a while, or at least until Roman Reigns and John Cena have had their match at SummerSlam 2021.

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After John Cena returned, The Tribal Chief knew somebody had arrived who was a genuine threat to his position. He played it safe and immediately safeguarded himself by making a mockery of Cena and denying his challenge.

In the mockery, Roman Reigns compared The Invisible Man to the missionary position. Basically, he meant that Cena is boring, brings nothing interesting to the table, and there is no updating his gimmick.

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Of course, John Cena isn’t the one who will back away from the game of witty words. Therefore, on SmackDown: July 30th, 2021, he addressed this comment. As per Cena, if anybody can make “missionary” interesting for two decades, it’s worth keeping them. Now, that’s the type of comeback the WWE Universe has been missing out on!

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Well, now that it’s confirmed that Reigns and Cena will battle for the Universal Championship title at SummerSlam 2021, it’s going to be a huge one! Every fan will tune in to watch the championship match between the two megastars of two generations.

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Additionally, it’s confirmed Cena will continue to be a part of WWE even after SummerSlam 2021, it’s possible The Tribal Chief will drop the title at the PPV.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.
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