Ending Of John Cena’s Final WWE Match Compared To Finale Of Iconic TV Show

The end of John Cena’s WWE career has been compared to the conclusion of a famous TV show.

For over 20 years, John Cena told WWE fans to “Never Give Up.” It is a phrase Cena constantly repeated, wore on his merchandise, and truly believed in as a way to motivate his fanbase to keep fighting for what they believe in.

At the end of his nearly 25-minute match against Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event, the former 17-time WWE World Champion John Cena gave up by tapping out to Gunther’s dreaded Sleeper hold, which meant that the “Never Give Up” guy gave up.

A lot of people have chimed in on Cena losing to Gunther and doing so while tapping out. The fans at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena loudly booed WWE’s Chief Content Officer, Triple H, because they know he is the one who runs WWE creatively, and likely had a role in the finish of the match.

John Cena Tapping Out Was His Way Of Saying, “That’s It For Me”

Bill Simmons is a popular podcaster who owns The Ringer and is a lifelong wrestling fan. Simmons also had a long interview with Cena in the week leading up to Cena’s final match. While speaking on The Bill Simmons podcast, Simmons said he liked it.

“That John Cena thing. I liked it. Most people didn’t like it. I thought it was a good zag. I thought it was The Sopranos ending of WWE farewells. Like 10 years from now, I think it’ll be good.

I liked it. Cena was symbolically saying, ‘I’m literally tapping out. That’s it for me.'”

The Sopranos reference is about a popular HBO TV show that ended in June 2007 after 8 years and 6 seasons total. In the show’s final scene, mob boss Tony Soprano plans to have a quiet dinner at a diner with his family. As Meadow arrives at the door, the camera cuts to Tony. A bell signals the door opening, Tony looks up, and the show smash cuts to black. After a few seconds, the credits roll in silence.

That ending upset a lot of people because they wanted to know if Tony was killed or if he survived. It was an ending that left it up to the viewer to decide what they felt the ending should be.

Nearly 20 years later, people still argue about The Sopranos ending. Will it be the same for John Cena’s final match? Perhaps.

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