John Cena defeats AJ Styles in five-star classic at WWE Crown Jewel

WWE Crown Jewel energized followers throughout the globe on Saturday, emanating from the RAC Enviornment in Perth, Australia. The primary Crown Jewel held exterior of Saudi Arabia was arguably the perfect model of the premium dwell occasion but. Crammed with a number of glorious matches, one bout stood out above the remaining. That match? The fourth and remaining encounter between WWE legends John Cena and AJ Kinds. After followers around the globe requested for the bout, WWE scheduled it for Crown Jewel. Cena and Kinds took it from there. Wrestling fan Zay shared the highlights of Cena and Kinds’ five-star basic through X, previously Twitter.

“John Cena vs AJ Kinds 4,” posted Zay shortly after the match. “Crown Jewel Perth 2025. 🎶: All The Stars-Kendrick Lamar, SZA.”

Cena’s remaining match towards Kinds is likely one of the final bouts of his retirement tour. Set to finish at Saturday Evening’s Fundamental Occasion in Washington, D.C. on December thirteenth, Cena has 4 extra dates left in his WWE profession. Saturday’s prompt basic was the ultimate abroad match of Cena’s profession. WWE announcer Michael Cole, a legend himself, declared that the match was “why all of us fell in love with skilled wrestling.” How did Cena and Kinds’ remaining match stand out above the remaining?

John Cena and AJ Kinds’ remaining WWE match a masterclass in storytelling

All through their storied careers, Cena and Kinds have had their share of rivals. Along with their quartet of matches, each males have engaged in excellent rivalries with different professional wrestling legends. Their match at WWE Crown Jewel on Saturday was a callback to not solely their previous matches, but in addition these of different rivalries as nicely. Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp shared a few fascinating tidbits from their bout Saturday morning, together with the truth that Cena and Kinds by no means left the ring in Perth, a reference to a different basic encounter of theirs on the 2017 Royal Rumble.

“I do not imagine Cena and AJ Kinds left the ring throughout their match right this moment,” posted Sapp post-match. “A nod to after they did the identical factor at Royal Rumble 2017.”

With simply 4 dates left on his retirement tour, Cena now has one other excessive mark to shoot for as he closes out his in-ring profession. The 17-time world champion will quickly go away the ring to proceed his large profession exterior of it. On Saturday, Cena as soon as once more earned his moniker of “Huge Match John.” Can the “final actual champion” placed on 4 extra bouts just like the five-star clinic that he and Kinds engaged in down beneath?