5 Talking points from the epic John Cena - Roman Reigns promo on Raw

#4 Passing of the torch

Is this the vintage WWE passing-of-the-torch storyline?

Regardless of the nuances of what was said in the promo, or indeed, what will be in the forthcoming weeks, it's pretty clear that the whole point of this feud is for John Cena to pass the proverbial torch to Roman Reigns.

And even today, it seemed like Cena's personal attacks on Reigns did light a fire underneath the Big Dog's belly, as he responded with - arguably - his best promo till date.

Maybe it still wasn't enough to outwork one of the best mic workers of all time in John Cena but it was definitely a start.

Reigns is already gold in the ring most of the time and all he really needs to do is bring his promo game to scratch too.

And if this week's segment on Raw was any indication to go by, he may actually make some headway towards that end before this feud is over.