John Cena Promises To Ruin Wrestling For Everyone Ahead Of WrestleMania 41 (WWE News)

John Cena's out to ruin wrestling for EVERYONE.

by Andrew Pollard
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As we continue on the patented Road to WrestleMania, John Cena isn't just planning to take the WWE Championship from Cody Rhodes in a few weeks, but rather Big Match Cena intends to ruin wrestling for everyone.

Opening last night's WWE Raw, Cena cut a promo where he once again mocked the fans, before honing in on the criticism he received from certain quarters when he introduced the opinion-splitting Spinner Championship back in 2005. Of course, some labelled that title as a toy, with John now promising to take the WWE Championship from Cody at 'Mania, retire with that title, and then leave everyone else competing for a "brand-new toy belt".

Cena doubled down on how the WWE Championship is at the centre of the very wrestling business when it comes to the wrestlers and the fans, promising to defeat the American Nightmare at the Showcase of the Immortals, cement that record-setting 17th, and make everyone forget the name of Ric Flair; Flair being the person, in WWE's narrative, who Cena is tied with on 16 World Titles.

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To further push the idea of John Cena taking the WWE Championship with him into retirement, WWE Shop already has a new Last Real Champion t-shirt listed for $34.99.

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Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena

Much like last week's WWE Raw, this week's red brand offering saw John Cena eventually interrupted by his WrestleMania 41 opponent, Cody Rhodes.

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Cody pointed out the minor detail of how, if Cena wants to take the WWE Title into retirement, he first has to take it from Rhodes. While we had the tease of a physical confrontation between the two, Cena ultimately walked away in silence. With that, Cody stated how the Massachusetts native would not just walk away empty-handed at WrestleMania, but he'll also walk away empty-handed from WWE when all is said and done with Cena's career.

As the beef between Cena and Rhodes rumbles on, the two have already been announced for a face-to-face on next week's Raw from London's O2 as WWE starts to wrap up its ongoing European tour. And while Cena has given some motivation for his heel turn over these past two weeks, one name notably not mentioned by either John or Cody is a certain Final Boss. Will Cena's alliance with The Rock finally get brought up next Monday, or will we just continue the Cena vs. Fans path we've been on for the last few weeks?

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Emanating from Paradise, Nevada's Allegiant Stadium, WrestleMania 41 takes place on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 April.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.