What Cody Rhodes Told John Cena In The Ring After WWE Retirement Revealed

The bitter part of John Cena’s retirement is that he will never wrestle in the ring again. The sweet part of his retirement is that he will always be associated with WWE.

The Champ has already signed a brand ambassador contract with the company, and his loyalty to WWE has never wavered. It was a given that he would stick around as long as possible, what he calls home.

December 13th, 2025, wasn’t the last time fans saw The Champ. He will appear for interviews and podcasts, just not as an active wrestler.

John Cena and Cody Rhodes had an emotional moment at Saturday Night’s Main Event

Never Seen 17 sat for the first interview after retirement with Cody Rhodes on What Do You Wanna Talk About? With Cody Rhodes. The duo spoke at length about various aspects of wrestling and retirement. In the concluding moments, The Champ claimed that he did not thank The American Nightmare for the words of affirmation that came from the Undisputed WWE Champion.

“I didn’t thank you”, said John Cena.

“No, you don’t need to thank me”, said Cody Rhodes.

“Of course, I do. You came in the ring Saturday and thanked me, and I didn’t want any piece of it. Everything that was going on in my head was like, instinctually, this was wrong, I need to be better with words of affirmation, and I need to be more coachable. Take the words of affirmation and be more coachable. Let these young men call the spot, and let’s see where we land”, explained The Champ.

“Yeah, I think all I said to you was ‘don’t fight it’ and then ‘I love you'”, revealed The American Nightmare.

“Yeah, and that’s what got me”, said John Cena.

Gunther defeated The Champ in his last match. It ended with The Champ tapping out, and fans have been furious about it. However, Gunther believes it was an ideal send-off.

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