One of the anticipated and shocking matches John Cena had during his retirement tour was against Brock Lesnar at WWE Wrestlepalooza. This was match made no sense since there was no follow up. Cena turned babyface and the group was loving it. He faced and lost his WWE Undisputed title to Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam 2025 and fans were waiting for the following opponent.
Nevertheless, when it was revealed that Lesnar can be the one, fans were left scratching their heads. Now, because of WWE Unreal season 3, it has been revealed that Michael Hayes was one among the important thing figures behind the choice to have Brock Lesnar squash John Cena at WrestlePalooza.