Abstract
Cena Sr. known as Cena’s loss to Brock Lesnar a squash and stated it harm the present and the children.
He instructed outdoors interference or one other end as a substitute of repeated F5s to guard Cena.
Wrestlepalooza felt underwhelming: few surprises, damaged guarantees; ESPN graded the present a C.
Even John Cena’s father, John Cena Sr., wasn’t pleased with how his match turned out towards Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza. It was WWE’s first PLE within the ESPN period, and actually, it didn’t ship prefer it ought to have. The Cena vs. Lesnar match, which opened the present, gave the impression to be an omen of unhealthy issues to come back.
John Cena Sr. Wasn’t Pleased About Brock Lesnar Dominating The Match
Throughout his interview on UnSKripted with Dr. Chris Featherstone, Cena Sr. stated how he thought his son’s match shouldn’t have gone down that means. He additionally felt that the match ought to have some outdoors interference from Cena’s subsequent opponent, and that would have been the explanation Cena misplaced as a substitute of a repeated F5s. He stated:
“That was a squash match. When (Paul) Heyman got here out and stated, ‘The final actual a– kicker,’ you knew proper there. I stated, ‘Cena’s completed. It’s over, it’s over,’ and it’s gonna be the identical kind of factor when he gave him the 15 F5s. It’s gonna be the identical kind of squash, and I type of sat again and I stated, ‘It shouldn’t go down that means.’ Brock doesn’t want the rub. Cena’s on his means out. So a sensible factor would have been sooner or later, possibly we had an out of doors interference. Perhaps we had a — I don’t like countouts — however the outdoors interference organising the following match with Cena, whomever which may have been, would have been a greater solution to take it out than the way in which I noticed it go down. Look, you already know on this enterprise, you wanna depart ‘em pleased, typically.” (h/t: WrestlePurists)
He later added that he had no beef with Brock Lesnar, even calling him a “great human being,” however the match wasn’t good for enterprise. Cena Sr. introduced up children within the viewers who had been crying. He stated:
Once I noticed these children crying, that’s not the way in which you wanna have enterprise go, and it’s my son, and after I noticed these F5s, I’m going, ‘Man oh man, I hope he’s alright.’ Brock is a superb human being and took excellent care of John, as he does essentially the most of his opponents. However there once more, why would you’re taking the person on a tour, who’s leaving… It simply is mindless to me in any respect. I don’t perceive it. I don’t perceive it, and I don’t know in the event you can name {that a} match. That was only a squash. That’s all it was.”
As reported, Cena Sr. was additionally crucial of his son’s heel flip, saying that it did not work out as a result of The Rock by no means returned.
Wrestlepalooza Had Too Many Damaged Guarantees
Actually, Cena Sr. appears like everybody else. Forward of Wrestlepalooza, WWE Chief Content material Officer Triple H had promised surprises, and there was just one: Stephanie McMahon being introduced as the primary inductee for the 2026 WWE Corridor of Fame. Followers anticipated to see the return of Roman Reigns or Randy Orton turning heel. Perhaps the present simply received an excessive amount of hype.
Seeing Cena getting destroyed by Lesnar might depend as a shock, although in the event you keep in mind their previous matches, it’s not a lot of a shock. Even ESPN gave the present a C and known as it “underwhelming.” Not a great look when it’s WWE’s first PLE to stream on ESPN’s new DTC service. WWE’s subsequent major roster PLE is Crown Jewel: Perth, and there Cena can be going through AJ Kinds. Hopefully, that occasion makes followers pleased and Cena Sr. proud.
