5 Ups & 8 Downs From WWE Raw (June 27)

by Scott Carlson

1. Cena Speaks From The Heart

John Cena
WWE.com

When it was announced a few weeks ago that John Cena would celebrate the 20th anniversary of his WWE debut on Raw, your head immediately went toward whether he would spar with an old rival or possibly set up a SummerSlam feud. Rumors have flown around that he’s being programmed against Theory, so maybe that would come to a head in the ring.

Instead, Cena’s in-ring promo was just a straightforward heartfelt speech thanking the fans for empowering him, teaching him, and keeping him humble. He spoke about being a better person because of them and being grateful to be himself.

Cena also said he didn’t know when he’d step back in the ring, but he knew he would at some point. But there was no hint that he was doing it at SummerSlam. Regardless, this was just a nice, simple segment, and that’s more than fine.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.