In one in every of the ultimate matches of his retirement tour, John Cena clashed with AJ Styles one last time on the Crown Jewel Premium Live Event, where “The Champ” walked away with the ultimate win over “The Phenomenal One.” Reflecting on their clash during an interview with The Boston Herald, Styles shared what he really thinks of Cena following their final rivalry.
“I’m unsure there’s anyone within the ring I trust greater than John Cena,” Styles said. “He’s incredible at understanding what the fans need after they need it. He’s much more incredible with the way in which he treats people.”
Styles recalled being within the moment during their final match — the last time they’ll ever wrestle each other — and fully embraced it.
“It’s hard not to like what you do if you’re having a lot fun doing it,” he said. “People may be surprised to listen to this, but for John and myself, it was one other match until it was over.”
Styles claimed that the 2 men reflected on the importance of their final bout afterwards but emphasized that while within the moment, they each focused on only on entertaining the fans.
“We have been doing this for many years, that is what we do,” Styles said. “The best part is it meant quite a bit to numerous people. We wanted to offer wrestling fans something special, and I believe we achieved that.”
During their clash, each Cena and Styles paid homage to lots of their old rivals, including AEW’s Samoa Joe, who reacted to his former rival during interview with Forbes.