Some of the interesting features of John Cena that fans get to see from the star outside of the ring is his Instagram account. Relatively than sharing photos of matches, life events, or selfies from movie sets, Cena chooses to share what look like probably the most random of photos, however the posts often have a much deeper meaning.
On Tuesday, following his final match at Saturday Night’s Primary Event, where he lost to GUNTHER, Cena simply posted a photograph of Alec Guinness’ Obi-Warn Kenobi in the unique “Star Wars” trilogy, seemingly referencing the fan backlash from his tap-out loss. The photo is from the scene where Kenobi sacrifices himself in a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader so the opposite characters within the movie can escape. It’s the identical reference WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray made about Cena’s loss on a recent episode of “Busted Open Radio.”
The backlash to Cena’s loss was immediate from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, with fans booing the choice, in addition to Paul “Triple H” Levesque when he got here all the way down to the ring. Fans were also vocal outside in the course of the post-show, chanting things like “you f***** up” and “AEW” to Levesque. Opinions about Cena’s loss, which some fans consider the time-honored tradition of a wrestler putting another person over once they leave an organization or retire, remain split on social media days later.
Dave Meltzer revealed on Monday’s edition of “Wrestling Observer Radio” that there have been many individuals inside WWE who didn’t agree with the choice, and plenty of who were “blindsided” by the fan response. Meltzer said that Levesque’s joking response that he thought the boos “can be louder,” was a defense mechanism, as the corporate was blindsided by the response.