“It’s Like A Funeral” – WWE Legend Makes Huge Claim About John Cena’s Retirement

John Cena’s retirement is near, and the mood is mixed.

Fans are excited to see his farewell tour, but they are also deeply sad at the same time. The Last Real Champion has been a wrestling icon for over two decades, and his departure will leave a big void in WWE. Many see this as the end of an era.

Cena’s resilience, and charisma made him a star beloved by millions. Despite the sadness, fans are cherishing every match on his retirement tour. The countdown is on for his final bow, marking the close of a legendary career.

On the No Holds Barred podcast, Mark Henry shared insight into Cena’s mindset during his retirement tour. He said John Cena is enjoying his retirement tour now. But claimed that when it ends, it will hit him like a freaking truck and swipe him off his feet.

Henry emphasized that Cena will deeply feel the loss of wrestling in his life. He stressed it’s good that The Never Seen 17 is making the most of this moment before the inevitable emptiness sets in.

I’m sure John is just like he’s soaking it all in now, but it’s going to hurt more than he thinks. It’s kind of like a funeral. Like you know somebody you love, they pass away, and you go to their service, and it really doesn’t hit you until you’re by yourself and you’re driving somewhere and you think of something funny and you want to call that person to tell him and you realize you can’t. Like it’s going to happen, like he’s going to mourn it. (From 8:13)

Magnum TA Explains the Truth Behind John Cena’s Heel Turn Success

Speaking on The Four Horsemen Network podcast, wrestling legend Magnum TA revealed why John Cena’s heel run gained so much attention. TA explained that The Cenation Leader used his personal struggles and real-life experiences to bring honesty to his character.

This authenticity made John Cena’s heel turn feel genuine and fresh. John Cena expressed opinions and emotions that fans often kept private or uncomfortable, which made his heel promos striking and believable. He wasn’t afraid to say what others hesitated to voice, tapping into cultural shifts and fan sentiments.

Isn’t it funny. When you think about his career you think about the ups and downs and things he had to go through because there’s got to be some truth to the rhetoric and he was very good at weaving that in and he fought for years with half of them hating him, half of them still liking him, doing the right thing and all the
Make a Wish he did and all the good things he did.

But he went through that cultural change before the world went through a really big cultural change and saw all that happen and talked to people about it and really common sense, good psychology and everything else. And he used that, leaned into it hard as a heel. And you know, it really wasn’t anything he was saying that wasn’t correct. He just told people stuff that they didn’t want to hear, it’s cool. [31:51 to 33:00]

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