John Cena’s relationship with Vince McMahon has been brought up several times across the now-retired veteran’s final WWE run. Most notably, Cena became visibly emotional when McMahon appeared in archival footage during a video package paying homage to his profession. Reflecting on Cena’s eventual WWE Hall of Fame induction, Eric Bischoff expressed his desire to have none aside from McMahon induct the largest star of the Ruthless Aggression era.
“My sentiment, of what would make me feel best, would absolutely be to see Vince induct John,” Bischoff said during an episode of his “83 Weeks” podcast. “Do I feel that’ll occur? I would not be surprised. You already know, it’s Vince, right? Anybody who’s surprised by anything Vince does, obviously has never heard about Vince McMahon.”
Bischoff then identified that he’s been around McMahon long enough and competed and lost to him to know that one should never underestimate how far he’d go to get what he wants. “It will not surprise me, since it’s Vince, but I highly doubt it’ll occur,” Bischoff admitted, nevertheless. “But I hope it does! I hope for John it does!”
As Bischoff identified, it’s highly unlikely that McMahon will find yourself being the one to induct Cena into the WWE Hall of Fame, considering how TKO has clamped down on mentioning him, per reports from 2024. Last month, a report emerged indicating that Cena is being eyed because the headliner for the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame class.
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