Is Roman Reigns being groomed to fill Cenas shoes?
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Roman Reigns and John Cena both had a love for football.
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While Roman Reigns grew up in a family with strong wrestling ties, he never had any real experience, prior to signing with the WWE. He had the family pedigree, he was athletic and he had the look.
Similar story out of the Cena household, as John Cena was relatively inexperienced before arriving at Ohio Valley Wrestling, which was the WWE developmental brand at the time. Cena cut his teeth under the persona known at "The Prototype," before eventually taking his real name.
Both Cena and Reigns were standout football players, both with college football experience. In fact, Roman had a cup of coffee in the NFL, but nothing ever evolved into the big time pro football career he had hoped for.
Cena and Reigns nearly mirrored one another in some of the ways in which they both evolved into top guys on the WWE main roster. Roman Reigns of course, made his main roster debut with The Shield, before breaking loose on his own, once the faction was disbanded.
Roman won his first world title, four years after his main roster debut. John Cena also won his first WWE Championship in 2005, just four years after his main roster debut.
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J. Carpenter
Jonathan Carpenter is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda. After obtaining a degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started writing WWE articles in 2016. Jonathan believes integrity is vital in journalism and ensures his work is high on accuracy. He conducts in-depth research and verifies information from various sources before curating a feature.
Jonathan has engaged in many meaningful conversations with prominent pro wrestling personalities like Drew McIntyre and DDP. He grew up in Memphis, admiring Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan during WWE’s Golden Era in the ‘80s. He has attended many pro wrestling events and credits The Hulkster for making his childhood memorable.
Jonathan, a big fan of Bray Wyatt, would like to see the latter's brother, Bo Dallas, continue his legacy as Uncle Howdy. If he were to work on the storyline, Jonathan would book the return of Erick Rowan as Howdy’s muscle. He thinks it would be a great way to honor the former Universal Champion.
When not writing pro wrestling features, Jonathan likes to collect sports memorabilia and has amassed a large collection of event-used and autographed relics over the years.
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