John Cena's wife wrote the promo in which he insulted respected WWE legend

WWE legend John Cena has revealed that his wife wrote one of his promos targeting his longtime opponent Randy Orton. The "Lazy Boy" promo that Cena cut on The Viper was written by Cena's wife.

One of the highlights of Cena's retirement tour was his feud against his arch-rival Randy Orton. On the May 9, 2025 episode of WWE SmackDown, Cena cut an intense promo, taking shots at Orton. One of his lines garnered a massive reaction from the fans in attendance.

John Cena called Orton a "lazy boy" at one point in his promo. During his latest interview on Chris Van Vliet's Insight podcast, Cena shared an interesting tidbit about the promo. Here's what he said about his wife writing the line:

"She has been on every show since like summer of Cena. So she's... she's done like a loop. She's seen probably... probably a hundred shows. She's backstage with me... like not backstage and catering. We share the same room and I don't come out of my little room. We talk, we solve all the world's problems in there. She's... she wrote the lazy boy joke for Randy's promo. She writes promos. She gives ideas. She gives a perspective that... she's not like, she's not a super fan, but she's not ignorant. So, she gives a good perspective." [1:14:50-1:15:23]

Relationship timeline of John Cena and his wife

Cena and his wife Shay Shariatzadeh began dating in early 2019. A year later, the couple got hitched in a small ceremony in Tampa, Florida. The two first met when the WWE veteran was filming his movie, Playing with Fire.

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John Cena says that his wife Shay writes promos and comes up with ideas for him. Even the ‘La-Z-Boy’ joke in Cena's promo on Randy Orton was written by her. ❤️😂

Cena's wife has attended several of his appearances on WWE TV during his retirement tour so far. She's bound to be in attendance during his last match ever, which is scheduled against Gunther at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13, 2025.

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