Abstract
WWE contemplating transferring John Cena’s last match to compete with AEW’s December PPV, Worlds Finish.
AEW might face challenges if Cena finally ends up dealing with a big-name opponent as a consequence of his crowd-pulling energy.
Wrestling followers may benefit from elevated competitors as WWE and AEW try to ship their greatest exhibits.
Is WWE simply trolling AEW now with their schedule? Within the newest replace of WWE versus AEW, it seems that the corporate desires to maneuver John Cena’s last match to compete with AEW’s December pay-per-view, Worlds Finish. In fact, that is all simply discuss now, however it’s nonetheless a risk till WWE confirms in any other case.
John Cena’s Remaining Match Vs. AEW Worlds Finish
Based on WrestleTalk, Bryan Alvarez mentioned on the most recent episode of Wrestling Observer Stay that WWE desires to alter the deliberate date of John Cena’s match from an early December date, which might be Saturday Evening’s Primary Occasion, to the tip of December. He mentioned:
“Initially, the ultimate John Cena match was gonna be in early December at Saturday Evening’s Primary Occasion. This isn’t confirmed, however it does appear like there may be now a dialogue that that date will likely be moved so it will likely be head-to-head with AEW Worlds Finish.”
As reported earlier this week, Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer Radio reported that John Cena is predicted to face Brock Lesnar in the primary occasion of an unnamed PLE that’s going to be going down on September 20 — the identical night time as AEW’s All Out pay-per-view. Now, this WWE September PLE marks the primary time {that a} essential roster PLE will likely be going down throughout an AEW PPV. This yr alone, it’s occurred fairly just a few instances with NXT. NXT will likely be internet hosting its Heatwave PLE the identical day as AEW’s Forbidden Door occasion.
How Will AEW Fare?
You possibly can say it is dependent upon who Cena finally ends up dealing with in his final match, however actually, individuals will simply watch it both manner as a result of it’s his final match. Cena can nonetheless pull crowds in, even when his current heel flip was a failure. It’s an enormous deal for even probably the most informal wrestling fan. Cena is a cultural icon because of his 20-plus-year wrestling profession and his Hollywood profession. So AEW may need some main issues, however the firm does have its hardcore followers.
If all of those experiences do truly occur, why did WWE wait so lengthy to begin battling it out with the promotion that has been round since October 2019? Nicely, they didn’t truly, when it comes to going again to NXT. For many who keep in mind, from 2019 to 2021, NXT and Dynamite went head-to-head, and AEW gained a lot of the viewership scores and the important thing 18-49 demographic. It was a brand new and thrilling present.
Earlier than transferring NXT to Tuesdays, WWE combated the scores warfare by having essential roster expertise go to the developmental model due to how effectively AEW did. Although issues have modified for AEW, and its scores have been going drastically downhill. In the event that they battled weekly once more, it would look a bit of totally different this time round. In the long run, wrestling followers are the actual winners as a result of, with WWE having competitors, they need to give their greatest. The identical goes for AEW, with WWE honing in on their PPV dates, they are going to need to have the perfect exhibits too. Hopefully, it should imply extra modern concepts from each corporations.
