Given that John Cena announced that he would retire the competition in the ring last July, fans and the fight media have hypothesized who will be done during his last race with WWE. Old rivals such as CM Punk or Randy Orton have often been mentioned in the conversation, as well as talents that Cena has never fought, like Gunther or Bron Breakker. However, a WWE star expressed that they would prefer to avoid fighting Cena in 2025. Speaking with “Theonemona,” The undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes explained why he had no interest in being one of CENA’s opponents during his retirement tour.
“I think that when he announced that he was retiring, many guys jump on the line of” I want to fight to John “, many guys jump to” I want to do something with John “, of course. Am. , and that had just led these few years with him, see how he did his interactions with fans, see how he would do main events … So when I hear “ that’s all ” me.
Rhodes explained that he understood that Cena was honest about her retirement and plans to hang up her boots by the end of the year, but reiterated that he was not interested in being responsible for defeating the 16th world champion in his last race.
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