John Cena and Roman Reigns' War of Words on RAW Ahead of No Mercy 2017

9 years ago today, John Cena and Roman Reigns came face-to-face on RAW for the contract signing ahead of their huge match at No Mercy 2017. What was supposed to be a standard signing quickly turned into one of the most memorable wars of words between two generations of WWE. Roman Reigns came into the segment confident, ready to prove that he was the future and the new face of WWE. But John Cena had other plans. The 16-time World Champion completely took control of the verbal battle, delivering one brutal line after another and putting Roman on the spot in front of the entire WWE Universe. Cena questioned whether Roman Reigns was truly ready to carry WWE and even called him out for struggling to deliver when the pressure was on. Roman tried to fire back, but for many fans, Cena clearly won their first major verbal showdown. It was a clash between the established face of WWE and the man being positioned as its future — and on this night, John Cena absolutely didn’t hold back. 9 years later, this RAW contract signing remains one of the most talked-about promo battles between John Cena and Roman Reigns.