A former WWE Champion has opened up on wanting to retire John Cena.
At Raw on Netflix premiere on 6th January 2025, John Cena made his long-awaited WWE return. Officially beginning his retirement tour, Cena declared himself for the Royal Rumble. However, he has yet to be seen on the screens since then.
With several big names announced for the 2025 Royal Rumble, Cena wants to outlast them all and come out victorious. However, former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre has a different plan for him. Not heavily favored to win the Rumble like the other names in the match, The Scottish Warrior now wants to retire John Cena.
Competing in his final Royal Rumble, The Leader of Cenation, is in the last few months of his pro-wrestling career. Hoping to put the final nail in his coffin, McIntyre recently shared his desire to retire the 16-time World Champion.
In an interview with the No Holds Barred podcast with Jan Murphy and Rob Wong, McIntyre wants to face Cena before he ultimately retires.
“It’s not would, either. I think it’s should, 100%. When CM Punk first came back, peoples’ instant reactions were ‘I’d like to see this or this and my name wasn’t mentioned. I was like ‘Hey, there are plenty of stories here,’ with my personal feelings and the environment we live in and if I get the chance, I’m going to make this frigging count.
With John, I’ve got 10 times the stories. There are very few people who were around him, especially those growing up around him, left. Cody and I are the only two who are under 40 from that previous generation that grew up around John and have a lot of things to say, a lot of them are chummy, chummy. I may have some more interesting things to say. I do have some more interesting things to say and when, not if, I get the opportunity, on the microphone, much like Punk.”
He further continued,
“I know how good John is, I want to be able to get that chance to go back and forth and say our piece and make people think, just like Punk and I, ‘Oh my god, there’s something really special here.’ I’m not letting him retire and disappear into the night without getting that match because we have never, ever had a one-on-one match.We’re going to have that one-on-one match and I’m going to be the one who sends him packing, not some new guy.”
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Despite their long careers in the industry, Cena and McIntyre have never faced each other in singles action. The two were last involved in a fatal four-way match on the January 14, 2019 episode of Raw, which also included Finn Balor and Baron Corbin.
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