John Cena has been regarded as one of the greatest WWE superstars of all time, and one of the reasons is that he has delivered highly captivating matches in his career. The Champ has battled the likes of top stars such as Randy Orton, Undertaker, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and more. However, there have been instances where Cena had high expectations for certain matches, and it turned out to be a complete miss, bringing up an example recently.
John Cena admits marquee WWE WrestleMania match was a disaster
In a recent appearance on The Uncrowned, John Cena spoke about his infamous WrestleMania 41 match against Cody Rhodes. It was the same bout where Cena became a record-breaking 17-time WWE World Champion. The Last Real Champion said that the match was a great template for young talent that major expectations can fall flat at times.“I think it’s a great template for when I talk to young talent — and I try to do this all the time, I remind them to swing big and don’t be afraid to fail. A lot of them think I’m talking from a glass house of like, ‘Yeah, sure, it must be easy for you, because you, you never fail’”, said Cena.In doing so, Cena admitted that his WrestleMania match with Rhodes was a complete disaster. He said, “I’ll look back, especially on that last year, because the retirement tour did have a lot of eyes, and I’ll say I took a big swing at WrestleMania and we stunk up the joint. We failed.”Despite that, the match will always be remembered as the night John Cena won his 17th World Championship and has a place in history in his own right.
John Cena returned to WWE to start the Cena Classic
John Cena returned to WWE last week to kick off the festivities for his upcoming unique competition, The John Cena Classic. He appeared on RAW and NXT to reveal details about the competition and the title belt. Moreover, Cena also extended invites to Cody Rhodes and Zilla Fatu, with more names expected to be announced in the coming weeks. With Cena set to appear in further WWE shows, it remains to be seen which WWE and NXT stars will join the competition.Also read: Is Nikki Bella retiring for good? WWE Hall of Famer made major revelation about her career