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WWE reportedly working on a John Cena documentary

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John Cena will be the subject of an upcoming WWE documentary focused on his retirement tour.

Previously confirming his new 5-year brand ambassador deal with WWE, Cena is set to make several on and off-camera appearances for the promotion. However, despite being done with in-ring action after Saturday Night’s Main Event, fans will now have the chance to relive his final year as a WWE superstar with an upcoming documentary.

Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select has confirmed that Cena will be the subject of an upcoming WWE documentary based on his retirement tour. According to the report, there were documentary crews present for a production which expected to be released in mid 2026. Despite no confirmation, the documentary is expected to be released on Peacock.

At the Capital One Arena on December 13th, Cena wrestled his final match when he tapped out to Gunther in the main-event of the show.

John Cena opens up about his WWE retirement run

In a recent appearance on Cody Rhodes’ What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast, Cena opened up and addressed his retirement run.

“I envisioned something beautiful. Saturday far exceeded whatever was in my heart and soul,” Cena said. “So I know I’m out there one last time. They had to move the side ramps in to put more seats. It almost was like a fire hazard to go down the ramp. You cannot fit anymore — I know it’s an old wrestler’s story but I’m setting the stage for why I was so filled with joy. You can’t fit anymore people in there.”

John Cena details final toast he gave to WWE locker room

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In his final night as an active wrestler, John Cena gave one last toast to the WWE locker room.

Cena reflected on his retirement match for the first time while appearing on Cody Rhodes’ “What Do You Wanna Talk About?” podcast. Along with discussing the match, Cena opened up about a backstage moment he shared with the other talent at Saturday Night’s Main Event last weekend. With legends, current stars, and NXT prospects all in the room, he gave a toast to the business records they set at the show. Cena credited everyone who came before him for making numbers like this possible — and he challenged the younger talent to surpass them.

“I got to have one last beer in the locker room in my gear, in my socks, my kneepads, the jorts. And I made a toast. And the toast was to the metrics of the evening: largest arena [gate] in WWE history, largest for the building itself. Very rarely do we hit those milestones,” Cena said.

“And the only reason I wanted to showcase those metrics was because I said — you know, Haku was in the room and Je’Von Evans was in the room. And everyone in between. We have legends, we have future stars, we have talent that are front and center on our programming. The locker room was full. I can’t believe that many stayed. So I have 12 ounces of conversation left in me, and I choose to use a moment to say, ‘This is what we did tonight. The reason we did that is because of the effort of people like Haku. Also, the goal is for you younger guys to shove that sh*t straight up my ass. You now have the metric.'”

The Saturday Night’s Main Event special took place from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Cena’s retirement match against Gunther headlined the show, with the undercard featuring exhibition matches between main roster stars and NXT wrestlers. It was Cena’s idea to showcase up-and-coming talent. Evans, Oba Femi, Sol Ruca, and TNA’s Leon Slater are the names who were featured.

John Cena: WWE retirement ‘far exceeded whatever was in my heart and soul’

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John Cena’s retirement was a moment that far exceeded any expectations he had going into the match.

In his first interview since losing to Gunther at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, John Cena sat down with Cody Rhodes on his “What Do You Wanna Talk About?” podcast. Cena reflected on how meaningful the match and the night as a whole were to him.

“I envisioned something beautiful. Saturday far exceeded whatever was in my heart and soul,” Cena said. “So I know I’m out there one last time. They had to move the side ramps in to put more seats. It almost was like a fire hazard to go down the ramp. You cannot fit anymore — I know it’s an old wrestler’s story but I’m setting the stage for why I was so filled with joy. You can’t fit anymore people in there.

“Going up to this event, I made sure everyone I talked to, all of the podcasts I did, I’m like, ‘Hey, I know you may not think I’m going to retire — I am. I’m comfortable with that. Please just get the closure you need.’ So now I’m out there. They hate the guy I’m working with. They universally cheer me, that is f*cking rare. And for the last five minutes, everything I preach about story and drama and having a conversation with the audience. The ones I love are in the front row. I know my colleagues are watching on the monitor back there. We’re just in a sleeper hold, man. We’re just in a sleeper hold. But we’re having that conversation with the audience.”

The finish of the match was a controversial one with Cena going out with a loss. As Gunther had him locked in the sleeper, Cena tapped out and flashed a smile. Cena said that, to him, the smile was like taking his last breath and going out peacefully. The audience can interpret the moment however they want and it’s fine if they did not see it the same way as he did.

“So as I essentially take my last breath, I have struggled. If you think of somebody — the natural causes scenario or however we picture loss in our life. All of us have been through it. They struggle, they struggle, they struggle, they hang on just long enough to make sure to say goodbye to everybody that’s been meaningful in their lives,” Cena said. “And that whole day was so many unbelievably vulnerable, meaningful conversations. And then you realize, I’ve connected with everybody I love. Physically, I feel great. I think it’s time to take that last breath. And that’s that — I hate to keep going back morbidly to obituaries, but this person died peacefully. And knowing that like, man, we are in a good place. We’re going to be great going forward. The bottom of the T-shirt says, ‘I gave everything, thank you for everything.’ And that one moment — that was that, going peacefully.”

Cena said the story of his whole retirement tour was analogous to someone knowing they’re going to pass away a year in advance. He expressed the “utmost respect” for Gunther as an opponent who considers the mat to be sacred.

“That motherf*cker hits hard and pure, and he is all about this 20-by-20 box,” Cena said.

Logan Paul believes John Cena’s retirement is ‘good news’

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Logan Paul claimed that John Cena’s retirement represents “good news” for WWE’s future.

Following John Cena’s submission defeat to Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Paul opened up about it on his latest vlog on YouTube. Addressing the disheartening loss, Paul claimed,

“I watched John Cena’s last match last night. He was wrestling Gunther, and he tapped out with a sleeper hold. John Cena’s whole thing is never give up, and he gave up.”

Paul argued that his departure created space for new stars and leadership.

“The good news is, with a guy like John gone, this company can really thrive with me in charge and the Vision leading the way,” Paul added. “All of yesterday’s match was a microcosm of what the future of WWE could look like. The talent from NXT, the Oba Femis, the Sol Rucas, Je’von Evans, me, now it’s gonna get exciting.”

Paul is currently in an alliance with Paul Heyman’s Vision and was recently involved in a feud against CM Punk and LA Knight.

Logan Paul slams wrestling fans for calling him a part-timer

In the same vlog, Logan Paul also addressed the part-timer allegations against him and slammed them with facts.

“They’re telling me I’m a part-timer, an outsider, like I’m not working my a** off. Hey, news flash, IWC, get out your calendars! No, f**k that, I’ll do it for you!”

““I have wrestled on November 24th, November 29th, December 8th, and December 15th. That’s today. Four out of the five weeks, I’m in a match. I’m wrestling. I’m working my a** off,” Paul added. “People saying like, ‘Oh, he takes weeks. He takes months to learn the match, that’s why his matches are so good.’ F**k you! My matches are good because I’m f**king good.”

Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch give their opinions on John Cena’s final match finish

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Seth Rollins recently defended John Cena’s decision to tap out in his final WWE match against Gunther, saying the finish symbolized Cena “fading off into the sunset” rather than giving up.

At Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13th, 2025, Gunther defeated Cena by submission in Cena’s final WWE match. While the bout ending drew mixed reactions from fans, Rollins said he believed the finish was fitting for Cena’s career.

Speaking to Ross Tucker, Becky Lynch and Rollins shared their thoughts on the finish. While Lynch claimed she would not have tapped out, Rollins stated,

“I have so many mixed feelings on it. John is one of the greatest of all time. His whole thing is ‘never give up.’ People were all over him for giving up, for tapping out, but it didn’t feel like he was giving it up. It felt like he was fading off into the sunset.”

“He had done his job, he was happy to do it, and he was handing the ball off. That’s how I felt about it. I might be in the minority on that,” Rollins continued. “At the end of the day, he smiled before he did it, and there is something poetic to that. I love John. It’s hard for me to second-guess anything he does.”

Lynch added, “He smiled, and I cried.”

Following a run lasting over two decades and multiple championship wins, Cena finally retired from in-ring action at 48 years old.

Daily Update: Rob Van Dam, John Cena, Rezar

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Daily Update

Latest News

Latest Audio

Latest YouTube Video

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • We’ve got a giant new issue of the Observer out today covering the Cena and Santo retirements as well as all the big events from the past week:
  • John Cena and El Hijo del  Santo’s retirement shows and how they are so different
  • A look back at both’s careers and places in history
  • Where Santo went wrong
  • Key people who saved John Cena’s career
  • Why he never turned heel years ago
  • Marketing of Cena as The GOAT
  • How Cena ranks with the biggest draws in wrestling history
  • Update on WBD’s potential sales to Netflix or Paramount, what the deals entail and how this  all affects AEW
  • Dwayne Johnson and his Golden Globe nomination
  • Odds for upcoming pro wrestling bouts
  • 1,000,000th fan attends CMLL pro wrestling at Arena Mexico alone.  Why this has never happened before, and the absolutely staggering part of the story that nobody talks about
  • UFC 323 coverage of the last UFC show on PPV for at least seven years
  • A look at NXT Deadline
  • A look at ROH Final Battle
  • A look at TNA Final Resolution
  • A look at the career of Steve “Mr. Electricity” Regal, death of territories, the shocking win over the Road Warriors and holding world titles in the AWA and NWA in the 80s.
  • The most detailed look at the ratings for all the TV shows over this past week
  • A look at major promotions joining together for different shows in 2026
  • A look at last week’s big shows at Arena Mexico, both a hell of a Friday and a big Tuesday with Bad Bunny under a Mistico mask in the front row
  • Key CMLL talent banged up
  • All Japan tag team tournament ends with a former rugby star from New Zealand and former member of the Harlem Globetrotters against each other.
  • NOAH’s big start of the year show
  • New wrestlers starting at NOAH including the brother of a UFC fighter
  • New Japan tag team tournament final standings and results
  • Big awards being announced this week
  • Actress who played Hall of Fame pro wrestler on a Netflix series wins major award for her performance
  • Where did the original star ratings in Mexico rating matches come from
  • Hulk Hogan album being re-released
  • Notes on AEW Worlds End
  • Andrade makes claims about what happened with AEW and WWE
  • Advance ticket sales for all the AEW and WWE upcoming shows
  • Lots more on Trump UFC event at the White House
  • UFC schedule
  • More on the Ali Act and attempting to change and subvert it
  • Dana White talks Francis Ngannou now that he wants to return
  • The most interest in buying tickets to a pro wrestling or UFC show in history took place this past week
  • Lots more on the two lawsuits going against Vince McMahon and WWE
  • The WWE TV schedule for this coming week
  • Big PPV main event match that fell through from earlier this year

This Week’s Back Issue

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Wednesday Update

WWE

  • WWE uploaded the full Joe Hendry vs. Leon Slater vs. Dion Lennox vs. Myles Borne main event from NXT last night. Slater won the match, earning a title shot against NXT Champion Oba Femi at New Year’s Evil.
  • Cody Rhodes announced that a new episode of his “What Do You Wanna Talk About?” podcast will premiere tomorrow with John Cena joining him as the guest: “For the FIRST TIME since retiring from the ring…@JohnCena joins us on #WhatDoYouWannaTalkAbout TOMORROW.”
  • Cena acknowledged Kevin Owens by sharing a photo of them shaking hands while Owens was in the crowd for Cena’s last match.
  • Mark Hendry joined Undertaker & Michelle McCool on a new episode of Six Feet Under.
  • Esquire shared a first look at Dave Bautista’s next movie “The Wrecking Crew,” which Bautista stars in alongside Jason Momoa. Here is the description for the film:
    • Estranged half-brothers Jonny and James reunite after their father’s mysterious death. As they search for the truth, buried secrets reveal a conspiracy threatening to tear their family apart.
  • Jake Paul unveiled the Hulk Hogan-inspired gear he’s wearing for his boxing match against Anthony Joshua on Netflix this Friday.

Other Wrestling

  • Kazuchika Okada, who supports Manchester City in the Premier League, visited their Etihad Stadium while AEW is in the United Kingdom.
  • Ortiz will compete for Limitless Wrestling at their Limitless Rumble event in Lewiston, Maine on Friday, January 16. His tag team partner Eddie Kingston has also been announced for the show.
  • The Wrestling Classic interviewed Wheeler Yuta.
  • Megan Bayne & Joey Janela vs. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) has been announced for Superpower Slam in New York City on Sunday, February 1. The event is being put on by Orange Crush magazine, Game Changer Wrestling, and Jersey Championship Wrestling to benefit the neurodivergent community.
  • Rob Van Dam told TMZ’s Inside the Ring podcast that he has recovered from the broken heels he suffered in April:
    • I’m good now. I’m good. It’s been like – I was just figuring out, it’s been, I guess, six months or so. I haven’t wrestled yet. I do have a match in Australia in February. That’ll be the test. But yeah, I’m much better.
  • Paul London is the latest entrant confirmed for MLW Battle Riot VIII in Florida on Thursday, January 29.
  • Gzim Selmani (former WWE wrestler Rezar of The Authors of Pain) has signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. His first fight for the promotion is expected to take place in February.
  • Braun Strowman and comedian Brad Williams appeared on a new episode of Something’s Burning with Bert Kreischer.

WOL: Thea Hail title switch, NXT TV, Cena’s Last Match

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the Thea Hail accidental title change on NXT, the full NXT TV report, more on John Cena’s final match and Gunther’s response to fans who are upset, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Gunther: Retiring John Cena was ‘the most meaningful win’ of my career

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Retiring John Cena is the most meaningful victory Gunther has ever gotten in professional wrestling.

Last weekend at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Gunther defeated Cena in the final match of Cena’s legendary career. A retirement tour that began all the way back in January ended with Cena giving up as Gunther had him locked in a sleeper.

Gunther spoke to TMZ Inside the Ring’s podcast after the match and called the win something he will be able to brag about for the rest of his career. It was a significant moment for Gunther on a show that was very important to WWE. Gunther said the vibe backstage almost felt more important than a WrestleMania.

“It was definitely the biggest or the most meaningful win, maybe, of my career or the win with the biggest reaction afterwards. That I can definitely say,” The Ring General said. “It’s hard to compare to anything else because John Cena has been such a legendary figure in WWE [and] the wrestling world in general. It’s really hard to compare. Like the whole day, I could tell people were really tense and very serious about everything. It almost felt like more important than WrestleMania to a lot of people backstage, if I can compare it to that. I mean, I knew what I was going to do anyway. So the clock was ticking. It almost felt like a time bomb to explode at the end of the day. And, yeah, well, it did. Thankfully to my advantage.”

The finish of Gunther vs. Cena was a controversial one with fans hoping that Cena would go out with a victory. Speaking in character, Gunther delivered a message to those upset with the result.

“Stop crying. Life goes on,” he said.

2025 was a year where Gunther defeated both Goldberg and Cena in their retirement matches. When asked what’s next for him, Gunther told Inside the Ring that fans will need to tune into Raw next Monday to see.

Daily Update: John Cena, Gunther, Drew McIntyre

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Daily Update

Latest News

Latest Audio

Latest YouTube Video

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

–We’ve got a giant new issue of the Observer out today covering the Cena and Santo retirements as well as all the big events from the past week.
*John Cena and El Hijo del  Santo’s retirement shows and how they are so different
*A look back at both’s careers and places in history
*Where Santo went wrong
*Key people who  saved John Cena’s career
*Why he never turned heel years ago
*Marketing of Cena as The GOAT
*How Cena ranks with the biggest draws in wrestling history
*Update on WBD’s potential sales to Netflix or Paramount, what the deals entail and how this  all affects AEW
*Dwayne Johnson and his Golden Globe nomination
*Odds for upcoming pro wrestling bouts
*1,000,000th fan attends CMLL pro wrestling at Arena Mexico alone.  Why this has never happened before, and the absolutely staggering part of the story that nobody talks about
*UFC 323 coverage of the last UFC show on PPV for at least seven years
*A look at NXT Deadline
*A look at ROH Final Battle
* a look at TNA Final Resolution
*A look at the career of Steve “Mr. Electricity” Regal, death of territories,  the shocking win over the Road Warriors and holding world titles in the AWA and NWA in the 80s.
*The most detailed look at the ratings for all the TV shows over this past week
*A look at major promotions joining together for different shows in 2026
*A look at last week’s big shows at Arena Mexico, both a hell of a Friday and a big Tuesday with Bad Bunny under a Mistico mask in the front row
*Key CMLL talent banged up
*All Japan tag team tournament ends with a former rugby star from New Zealand and former member of the Harlem Globetrotters against each other.
*NOAH’s big start of the year show
*New wrestler starting at NOAH including the brother of a UFC fighter
*New Japan tag team tournament final standings and results
*Big awards being announced this week
*Actress who played Hall of Fame pro wrestler on a Netflix series wins major award for her performance
*Where did the original star ratings in Mexico rating matcheds come from
*Hulk Hogan album being re-released
*Notes on AEW Worlds End
*Andrade makes claims about what happened with AEW and WWE
*Advance ticket sales for all the AEW and WWE upcoming shows
*Lots more on Trump UFC event at the White House
*UFC schedule
*More on the Ali Act and attempting to change and subvert it
*Dana White talks Francis Ngannou now that he wants to return
*The most interest in buying tickets to a pro wrestling or UFC show in history took place this past week
*Lots more on the two lawsuits going against Vince McMahon and WWE
*The WWE TV schedule for this coming week
*Big PPV main event match that fell through from earlier this year

This Week’s Back Issue

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Tuesday Update

Cody Rhodes reacts to John Cena's final match

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AEW & Other Wrestling

Jeff Jarrett: John Cena vs. Gunther was the ‘dumbest finish’ in wrestling history

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Jeff Jarrett says the finish to John Cena vs. Gunther at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event was the “single dumbest finish” in wrestling history.

After being critical of what happened on social media Saturday night, Jarrett gave a deeper dive into his dislike for how the match ended on his My World podcast. The episode was titled “Worst. Finish. Ever.”

Jarrett said on the show:

“My family’s been in the business since 1946. I’ve got three generations of stories, not just from a wrestler’s point of view, but from a business point of view over and over and over. This mythical, time-honored tradition – that is the biggest bunch of bulls–t I’ve ever heard.”

Later in the show, Jarrett said Cena tapping out to Gunther was the “single dumbest finish” in the history of wrestling and called arguments that WWE needed to get heat on Gunther “ridiculous.”

Jarrett continued:

“Why do I think it was the single dumbest finish? Because I think it is a direct slap in the face of the face of our industry. ‘Never Give Up.’ Do you know how impactful it is if I’m in a room full of bankers or TV executives or friends or whoever it may be, and I can look them in the face and say do you know who holds the record for the most Make-A-Wish visits in the history of that organization? It’s a professional wrestler. Yes, it’s John Cena.“

“His whole mantra, hustle, loyalty, respect. Never give up. And you’re going to give this bulls–t that we got to get heat on a heel in a time-honored tradition? It’s the silliest, most ridiculous argument that people are throwing up.”

Conrad Thompson and Jarrett also addressed comparisons between Cena vs. Gunther and Ric Flair’s retirement matches, including Flair being retired by Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24. Thompson noted that when Flair lost to Michaels, the stipulation was that Flair would retire only if he lost. By contrast, at Ric Flair’s Last Match, it was advertised as Flair’s final match regardless of whether he won or lost.

Thompson said, “We knew what people wanted to see. They wanted to see Ric Flair win one last time, and they got to see that, sort of. But either way, he did win, by God.”

Jarrett’s full podcast is available below. The main portion of his discussion about Cena vs. Gunther begins around the 1-hour and 4-minute mark.

WOR: Gunther and Cena, McMahon lawsuits, deaths, injuries, more

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Rikidozan, the deaths of Rob Reiner and Solomon Grundy, tons of injuries, McMahon lawsuits, Santo’s retirement, 2025 Awards thoughts, the full RAW report with the follow-up to John Cena’s loss, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Anniversary of Rikidozan’s passing, Solomon Grundy passes away, Rob Reiner murdered
11:19: WWE legal updates on Janel Grant, ring boy lawsuits
22:51: Injury updates on JD McDonagh, Damian Priest, Bobby Lashley, Leila Grey
25:35: John Cena’s last match finish fallout & ‘the time honored tradition’
37:10: NJPW reveals lineups for rest of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 20, New Year Dash
46:48: AEW heading to Canada in April for Dynasty, El Hijo del Santo retires
50:44: Tokyo Sports MVP Awards due soon, Observer Awards discussion
58:35: WWE Raw recap, lineups for the week

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Randy Orton thanks John Cena, calls him ‘an inspiration’

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Randy Orton took time to thank John Cena on following his final match this past weekend.

Notable by his absence at Saturday Night’s Event, Orton explained on social media that he wasn’t at the Washington D.C. event as he was promoting Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia, where the company will hold the Royal Rumble next month.

“I broke into the wrestling business and grew up for the past 2 decades alongside @johncena I wrestled with or against him 100 times, at least. I would have enjoyed being there in DC for #wwe #snme and witness his emotional send off into retirement. But I know if ANYONE understands my absence, it’s John, because I was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia #KSA promoting #riyadhseason and #royalrumble,” he said.

He further wrote that the two communicated ahead of his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Orton called Cena an inspiration not only to fans, but also to Orton himself.

“The morning of his retirement we exchanged a few texts, and I was honored to speak with him on such a big day. I look forward to following John’s career in Hollywood AND beyond. Skys the limit with this guy. An inspiration not only to generations of fans, but to myself, who was lucky enough to learn firsthand from one of the most OVER wrestlers ever. Thanks for being so good to my family over the years and thanks for making the lockeroom a better place. Take care John, and I’ll see ya around.”

The two sparred many times for the WWE and World Heavyweight titles throughout the years, most prominently in 2009 and in 2014. Their final match together took place at Backlash, where Cena defeated Orton for the last time.

Gunther on WWE SNME victory: ‘John Cena tapped out like a little b****’

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This weekend, Gunther defeated John Cena in the latter’s retirement match. Tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw opened with a segment suggesting who Gunther’s next opponent might be. 

Gunther came out to celebrate his win, climbing on the announce desk before entering the ring to speak. 

“I did what I said I would do,” Gunther said. “I made John Cena give up. And when he gave up, he tapped out like a little bitch.” 

Gunther then started to leave before returning to the announce desk to repeat his claims.

“I made John Cena tap out like a little b****,” he said. “It is my time now. I will forever be the man that made John Cena give up.”

When he finally went backstage, Gunther was confronted by Raw general manager Adam Pearce.

“You go to the ring against the greatest of all time, you beat John Cena right in the middle, you send him into retirement,” Pearce said. “And then you show up tonight and you walk all over that man’s legacy because you know he’s not coming back. You think you’ve got it all figured out.”

“I do,” Gunther confirmed.

“Doing that, Gunther, does not make you the Ring General,” Pearce replied. “It makes you an *ssh*le.” Pearce then told Gunther he was done for the night and kicked him out of the building. 

Gunther, all too happy to call it a night, approached his car, where he found AJ Styles waiting for him. 

Styles, of course, is one of Cena’s most notable rivals—he lost to Cena at Crown Jewel 2025 in October. 

“Is there anything you want to tell me?” Gunther asked? Styles said nothing, silently gesturing toward Gunther’s car. Gunther drove away, stopping to flash Cena’s “You Can’t See Me” taunt at Styles before cackling and driving away. 

Styles and Gunther have wrestled a handful of times before—Gunther defended the Intercontinental championship against Styles on a pair of house shows in 2022, then defended the World title against him in steel cage matches on a tour of Germany this spring. 

Styles has said that he is close to retirement himself. He could be the third notable wrestler to wrestle his last match against Gunther, joining Cena and Bill Goldberg, whose last match was a loss to Gunther in Atlanta last July. 

WOL: Cena quits, also can’t apply sleeper hold

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including John Cena’s QUITTING in the main event of Saturday’s retirement match, why Bryan thought it was such a horrible finish, Tom’s thoughts on the match and Cena’s sleeper hold attempt, tons of injury notes, news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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