You Can Pay $25,000 For Lunch With John Cena Over WrestleMania Weekend (Yes, Really...) (WWE News)

Ever fancied lunch with John Cena?

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He may have broken up with us all and brought an end to that long-standing abusive relationship, but you can still go for lunch with WWE's John Cena... for a price.

As picked up on by PWInsider, On Location is offering fans the chance to have an intimate lunch with Cena on the afternoon of Friday 18 April ahead of WrestleMania 41. That lunch will be held at a to-be-confirmed "five-star restaurant" on the Las Vegas strip, limited to just 20 spaces. As for the cost, that's a cool $25,000 per person.

Despite previous rumblings, John will not be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at this lunch. Mike Johnson at PWInsider noted that some fans were sent incorrect promotional material that initially noted Cena as receiving that award, but Johnson clarified that is not the case.

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So, if you've ever wanted to grab a spot of lunch with John Cena, now's your chance if you happen to have a spare $25,000 kicking around.

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John Cena's Final WrestleMania?

This lunch is part of what's intended to be John Cena's final WrestleMania Weekend as an active talent, with Big Match John having long announced that he'll be hanging up his boots at the end of the year.

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Of course, WrestleMania 41 sees Cena challenge WWE Champion Cody Rhodes as John looks to score that elusive, record-setting 17th World Championship win. While Cena won the men's Elimination Chamber to get here, that was immediately followed by him turning heel by kicking Cody in the balls and aligning with the Rock.

This week's Raw saw Cena make his first WWE appearance since Elimination Chamber, with him receiving huge boos from the Brussels, Belgium crowd on Monday. There, the 47-year-old berated the WWE Universe, saying how they treated him like their puppet, that they were awful people, and that he had spent years in an abusive relationship with the fanbase. To further emphasise his point, Cena even signalled out a crying child - decked out in full John Cena garb, no less - and called them pathetic.

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In terms of heel turns, Cena went as all-in as possible on Monday night, and his rant was only brought to a halt when Cody Rhodes made his way out to interrupt John and, amongst other things, call him a "whiny b**ch".

As for what's next for John Cena, he's advertised for next week's Raw from Glasgow, Scotland. Whether he wrestlers before now and WrestleMania 41 remains to be seen, but it's certain that Cena will have plenty more to say before the Showcase of the Immortals rolls around in just over four weeks.

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