Whether you loved or hated John Cena’s final year in WWE and its tapout ending, Cena has been adamant there will be no do over.
But because there are actually two deep-pocketed wrestling companies operating these days, one of which will run the next edition of its biggest show of the year on the House of Saud’s dime. And that’s led to repeated jokes, speculation, and questions of the 17-time WWE World champion-turned-movie star and pitchman.
The questions came up in Cena’s appearance at Fan Expo Canada
over the weekend. Or to be more precise, a one-person “One More Match” chant broke out during the Never Seen 17’s panel in Toronto. Cena responded to it with:
“No Khan has got the pocketbook — Nick, Tony, they ain’t got the money. I’m out…
“I can say that because lot of you folks spent a whole lot of resources on my farewell tour. If I decide to selfishly come back for ego-driven reasons, basically that’s saying I’m lying to every one of y’all.
“You might not mind, but there are people who paid a fortune to sit at that last match. And for me to be like, ‘Just kidding’? I met so many families that put so much effort into saving just to see those moments.
“For me, I’m out of it with my health. I feel good. I got good clarity and good closure. As far as ever falling down again, that’s out.”
And I actually believe that Cena will be the rare pro wrestler/sports entertainer whose retirement really is a “never”. He’s already had a career unlike anyone before him, why should his retirement follow the standard script?
Let us know what you see if the Invisible One’s pro wrestling future, Cagesiders?
