Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter ‘one part of the segment that was not planned ahead of time was Cena making fun of Reigns after Reigns forgot his lines.’

The script for this segment was done last week and Vince McMahon personally spoke with both Superstars about what he wanted to happen. Reigns and Cena were given outlines of the script.

In the Wrestling Observer Radio, it was revealed that the promo, which was perceived to be ‘breaking the fourth wall’ and ‘shooting from the hip, was actually scripted and went down exactly the way it was designed to go down. It was noted that neither Cena nor Reigns went off script or ad-libbed.

Dave Meltzer claims that the main verbiage from the heated showdown was completely penned down by the writing team. They added that Reigns did get lost once during the promo and forgot a key line, with Cena quickly calling him out on it. This was the part that wasn’t scripted.

The report further reiterates that the segment was always slated for the show and that the only big change made for RAW was that Samoa Joe was scheduled to go one-on-one with Cena but those plans were scrapped after Joe went down with a knee injury during the weekend.