John Cena Discusses Possibility Of LA Knight Defeating Roman Reigns At WWE Money In The Bank

LA Knight versus Roman Reigns for the World Title.

Saturday, October 10th, is the date of WWE’s 2026 Money in the Bank Premium Live Event. One of the marquee bouts will see Roman Reigns defend the World Heavyweight Championship against L.A. Knight.

While guest-appearing on Busted Open, John Cena addressed the possibility of Knight picking up a win over Reigns.

“I never say never, and that’s coming from someone who lost to Kevin Federline. Because of moments like that, I think it’s a never-say-never situation. I remember a certain existence that I had in like 2005 to 2009 where the signs read, ‘Spoiler alert: Cena wins.’ So I understand your perspective and the math would heavily be in Roman’s favor. I will say, now more than ever, I feel — just my perspective — the business is reactive to the audience and reactive to zeitgeist moments in our audience. Vince (McMahon) was so steadfast in his direction, and that was very important to him and that’s how he ran things at the helm and I respect that. I also respect Paul’s open mind, open ears and open eyes, and I think even though the math is heavily in Roman’s corner, I also think if there was ever a moment, in the last minute before everybody went out, or during the match, ‘Hey, we’re gonna switch the decision we made back there,’ I think it would be a situation like it is now. But I’m with you. I think the math is heavily in Roman’s corner. Gosh, I love Joe (Anoa’i). I respect L.A. Knight so much. We’ve had great conversations, not only about psychology in the ring and fundamentals and how to present oneself. We kind of run similar paths as like, hey, I wasn’t anybody’s first choice but I’m still here and I’m still swinging and Joe is so thought out and so intelligent and such a sponge, and so great at the role he has shouldered and my goodness, he’s in my conversation of greatest of all time. It’s tough to bet against that when the lights are on bright.”

The last time Knight and Reigns went one-on-one was in November 2023 at Crown Jewel, where Reigns, with an assist from The Bloodline, defeated Knight to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.

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