John Cena Retires: WWE Replicated Hulk Hogan Tribute After Gunther Match

John Cena’s retirement evening will perpetually be clouded in controversy as a result of ending of his match in opposition to Gunther however WWE honored the 17-time world champion by replicating a darkish present phase from 2005 involving Hulk Hogan.

John Cena’s Retirement Section Got here Full Circle

Gunther made Cena faucet out at Saturday Evening’s Important Occasion, a lot to the frustration of hundreds of followers inside Capital One Area, who made clear they weren’t pleased with the choice. Boos rang out, and a number of other jeers have been directed at WWE chief content material officer Triple H as soon as he arrived with the roster and plenty of different WWE workers.

These boos have been paused for a second when CM Punk and Cody Rhodes entered the ring and positioned their world titles on Cena’s shoulders. It seemed as if the 48-year-old wasn’t anticipating this and he ultimately ended up elevating the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship in the direction of the followers.

This was a throwback to a phase from 2005, when Cena and Batista offered the 2 world titles to Hogan following a darkish six-man tag group match. The 2 world champions on the time saluted the Hulkster earlier than the trio celebrated collectively.

Intentional or not, it was fairly becoming that WWE bid farewell to Cena with a nod to Hogan, who sadly handed in July of this 12 months. That phase was a sign of a altering of the guard on the time, and an identical scenario occurred on Saturday evening.

Cena showcased the youthful era on the identical evening of his retirement and this noticed Oba Femi collide with Rhodes, Sol Ruca defeat Bayley, and Je’Von Evans and Leon Slater push AJ Kinds and Dragon Lee shut in a tag match.

Hulk Hogan Referred to as John Cena His ‘Favourite Wrestler’

There’ll at all times be debates over who the true GOAT of WWE is with many firmly in Hogan’s nook whereas others consider Cena eclipsed him. However the WWE Corridor of Famer was an enormous fan of the now-retired legendary WWE star and defined in an interview with Forbes earlier this 12 months:

“John Cena was my favourite wrestler. Let me begin there. As a result of I grinded for years, brother, and there was no Rock, no Stone Chilly. There was solely me for 20-plus years. I noticed all of the Make-A-Want youngsters. I’ve met with all of the station producers, everyone. So John stepped up and actually ran with the ball and he did a very nice job. I feel he noticed extra Make-A-Want youngsters than anyone’s ever seen.”

Cena and Hogan by no means wrestled each other in a one-on-one match however shared the ring on one or two events. The enduring duo are two names that many place on their Mount Rushmore of professional wrestling.