As WWE legend John Cena’s profession got here to a conclusion last night, current reigning champions Cody Rhodes and CM Punk shared the ring with him, and each handed him their titles in a show of respect, very similar to when Cena and Batista handed their titles to Hulk Hogan in 2005 when he retired.
Following the interaction, Rhodes had a transient ringside interview, where he reflected on Cena’s profession and the retirement ceremony.
“When it’s that good, you do not need it to finish,” he tearfully said about Cena’s profession. “I do know that is vague, but he did all the pieces by the book and taught so many individuals and set such a high standard, such a high bar.”
Rhodes then expressed that he is not attempting to get emotional and take away from Cena’s night, but by simply taking a look at the sneakers the now-former wrestler left within the ring, it’s hard not to consider the person who filled them.
“Tonight, everyone’s just chanting ‘Let’s Go Cena’ and never a ‘Let’s Go Cena/Cena Sucks’ within the House, just ‘Let’s Go Cena!'” the champion also identified, calling back to when fans were divided about Cena and the way heavily he was featured within the early 2010s. “I’m so comfortable it happened. It was a fantastic, great arena with great wrestling history, and I’m so sad it happened too, right?”
Rhodes also claimed that Paul “Triple H” Levesque personally called him and asked him to be an element of Saturday Night’s Fundamental Event, adding that he took the chance without hesitation and regarded it to be a significant honor, “to have the ability to bask on this glory and this House?”