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Following John Cena’s historic 17th World Championship victory at “WrestleMania 41,” discussion has turned to whether anyone on the current WWE roster can surpass the new record. While Randy Orton stands as the closest active competitor with 14 reigns, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash believes “The Viper” is unlikely to chase the milestone.
John Cena became a 17-time WWE Champion at WrestleMania 41, defeating Cody Rhodes in the main event. The match was memorable for Travis Scott getting involved in the match and Cena embracing his heel personality. Fans were left disappointed by the match, though Cena, now a babyface, and Cody had redemption at WWE SummerSlam in a street fight.
In the end, there were no surprises. No run-ins or plot twists. No headline-stealing appearances from The Rock. Instead, WWE played it straight and simple with John Cena's swan song — as it knew it had to do.
Last night, John Cena officially ended his historic WWE career with a loss to Gunther. After decades of telling everyone never to give up, the greatest of all time did just that after getting repeatedly ensnared in a sleeper hold.
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The Clashing Of Egos Created The Rock's Heat With John Cena
Well ahead of their run-in at WrestleMania 40 and their brief alliance during John Cena's retirement tour, he and The Rock clashed both on- and off-screen.
John Cena officially retired from professional wrestling this weekend, and had some famous pals sent him congratulatory messages.
WWE legend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson honored fellow WWE icon John Cena on social media ahead of Cena's final match on Saturday.