Kevin Owens is a funny guy - maybe too funny. At Wednesday evening's Raw brand house show in Brooklyn, Owens wrapped Roman Reigns in a chinlock for nearly five minutes, and spent the majority of the hold shouting insults to fans. At one point, Owens started bragging about how much money he makes, causing Reigns to start laughing hysterically in the hold.
A fan called Reigns out for his break on Twitter, but not being one to damage kayfabe any further, the three-time WWE World Champion played it off in character:
I was laughing, at KO's merch check!!😂 I made more splitting with The Shield. Imagine what it is now! 🤑 #AhYessir https://t.co/O4xvSjjssE— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) December 30, 2016
That didn't sit particularly well with John Cena. Despite being a Smackdown superstar and having no outstanding issues with Reigns or Owens, "The Face that Runs the Place" posted his own Twitter missive, geared toward "The Guy":
While @WWERomanReigns was making fun of what people earn I was at @GeorgiaTechFB to #EarnTheDay #recognize pic.twitter.com/xbxlZuO0uR— John Cena (@JohnCena) December 30, 2016
That got on Reigns's bad side, with the United States Champion pointing out that Cena was getting his workout in at "The Big Dog's" alma mater:
What I #recognize is you have no clue whats going on here. So just power clean and make sure you clean your weights up. #GuestInMyHouse https://t.co/YbN6oUw59u— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) December 30, 2016