Seth Rollins has defended the finish of John Cena’s final match.
At Saturday Night’s Main Event, John Cena wrestled for the last time, facing Gunther. After a hard-fought battle, The Ring General lived up to his earlier promises, forcing Cena to tap out after decades of refusing to give up. As he did so, the 17-time World Champion seemed to smile as he ended the last match of his storied career.
Fans around the world were shocked by the result, and let Triple H know in no uncertain terms that they thought the decision was “bulls**t.”
Now, one of John Cena’s former rivals, Seth Rollins, has defended the match. Speaking to Ross Tucker, The Visionary said that, to him, it felt like Cena wasn’t giving up so much as “fading off into the sunset.”
“I have so many mixed feelings on it. John is one of the greatest of all time. His whole thing is ‘never give up.’ People were all over him for giving up, for tapping out, but it didn’t feel like he was giving it up. It felt like he was fading off into the sunset.”
“He had done his job, he was happy to do it, and he was handing the ball off. That’s how I felt about it. I might be in the minority on that,” Rollins continued. “At the end of the day, he smiled before he did it, and there is something poetic to that. I love John. It’s hard for me to second-guess anything he does.”
John Cena’s First Post-Retirement Appearance Announced
Soon after retiring from the ring, John Cena’s next wrestling-related appearance has been announced. The star is set to appear on Cody Rhodes’ podcast, ‘What Do You Wanna Talk About?’ on December 18th. While it is unknown when he will next appear on WWE TV, Cena will remain a part of WWE as he has signed a 5-year contract to be an ambassador for the promotion.
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