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John Cena will tackle Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41.
Cena’s dad revealed in an interview previously that he would somewhat see his son face Gunther over Rhodes.
Cena Sr. believes a Cena vs. Gunther match can be “one heck of a contest.”
John Cena’s stunning heel flip at Elimination Chamber despatched main shockwaves throughout the WWE Universe. His assault on Cody Rhodes and his determination to align with The Rock have been the discuss of the city in WWE
during the last couple of weeks. However what will get misplaced within the shuffle is that Cena will get the possibility at making historical past at WrestleMania 41.
Successful a historic seventeenth championship has turn out to be Cena’s aim since embarking on his retirement tour in 2025. He earned his ticket to a world title match at WrestleMania by profitable the Elimination Chamber match.
With Males’s Royal Rumble winner Jey Uso selecting to problem Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship on the Grandest Stage of Them All, that meant Cena’s solely path to immortality must undergo The American Nightmare. But when John Cena’s dad had any say about it, he would have somewhat seen his son face a distinct opponent at WrestleMania.
John Cena’s Dad Would Quite See His Son Face Gunther
“He’s the very best of the very best.”
John Cena Sr. has at all times voiced his assist for his son all through his wrestling profession. In actual fact, he even appeared in some storylines previously. Regardless of now not being within the limelight, Cena Sr. continues to be invested within the product, and extra so now given his son is on his retirement run within the WWE.
The 80-year-old spoke with Invoice Apter of Sportskeeda and mentioned Cena’s farewell tour. Apter introduced Cena Sr. the state of affairs had his son gained the Royal Rumble and had the possibility to choose the champion of his selecting at WrestleMania—Gunther or Rhodes.
Gunther. Nothing in opposition to Cody Rhodes… I simply suppose Gunther proper now’s on the peak of his profession. He’s the very best of the very best. I might suppose that Gunter vs. Cena can be the match. I feel that’s the individual it is best to face, the very best of the very best.”
This interview premiered on January 9, 2025, after the RAW on Netflix premiere.
Earlier within the interview, Cena Sr. was requested about the potential for a match between John Cena and Gunther. He notably famous their contrasting wrestling types would complement one another, making for an thrilling and aggressive showdown. Cena and Gunther might nonetheless occur sooner or later as that has been a match that WWE followers have been clamoring for fairly a while now.
Cena Will Problem Rhodes at WrestleMania
The 16-time world champ will get an opportunity at immortality
Apter and Cena Sr. additionally coincidentally touched on the trail Cena is on now: his date with the Undisputed WWE Champion at WrestleMania. Requested about probably seeing Rhodes and Cena down the road, Cena Sr. truly didn’t see it taking place. He believed The American Nightmare would face The Rock, who satirically grew to become the person his son offered his soul to. Nonetheless, he nonetheless believed it might be an awesome match, however he thought the 2 shared the identical fashion of wrestling.
With Cena turning to the darkish aspect, the dynamics of a hypothetical Rhodes vs. Cena match in January seems method completely different to what WWE followers ought to witness at WrestleMania. The 16-time world champion will make his first look since his brutal assault on the Undisputed WWE Champion when he takes heart stage on RAW in Brussels this Monday.
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