John Cena has wrestled more than 300 opponents in the 25 years he’s worked as a full-time pro wrestler. The Hollywood heavyweight has locked up with the best of the best in the modern era, and while his farewell tour has been a continuation of many famed rivalries, Cena did not get enough of a certain rival-turned-ally.
The Never-Seen Seventeen has had legendary rivalries with names like certified Superstars such as AJ Styles, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Sheamus, The Miz, and Bray Wyatt. Cena also had notable battles with various Hall of Famers including Edge, Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, The Undertaker, and JBL, among others.
Cena’s farewell tour kicked off earlier this year and has featured one-on-one encounters with high-profile names like Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, R-Truth, Logan Paul, Sami Zayn, Brock Lesnar, and CM Punk. A major development on the tour was just revealed today. WWE Night of Champions on June 28 served as Cena’s final outing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, headlined by the actor-wrestler retaining the Undisputed Championship over CM Punk. The longtime rivals and allies tore the house down for just over 26 minutes in front of 25,000 fans at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
Night of Champions XI delivered the 38th one-on-one match between Cena and Punk since November 2009. With his career almost in the books, Cena won the series of singles showdowns with Punk at 22-7 with four No Contests, four Double DQ results, and one double pin finish. Of their televised singles matches, Cena won the series 7-6 with one No Contest and one double pin.
Punk and Cena also teamed up around 20 times, and shared the ring on more than 50 other occasions. However, that was not enough for the Cenation leader, according to Big Match John himself. While Cena’s final match may be connected to Donald Trump, his last opponent will not be Punk, meaning their in-ring rivalry officially ended at Night of Champions.
John Cena Wishes He Had More In-Ring Work With CM Punk
John Cena opened up on his renowned rivalry with CM Punk during a panel at the recent FAN Expo Chicago. In front of Punk’s hometown, Cena was asked what’s made Punk such a formidable opponent and someone who’s fun to work with.
“A few things. First of all, we both want the same spot. And I also think we both love the same thing. A lot of people that want that front spot, purely want it for selfish reasons. Every once in a while, you get somebody who wants to sit in the front that loves the business, and we love it in different ways, too. I think weâ€re such different personalities, but we share a lot of the same core values. So we just want to bring the best out of each other,” John Cena said. [H/T to SEScoops]
The Face That Runs The Place continued on about how he and CM Punk found each other at the right time in their careers. John Cena said he wishes they could have worked more while Punk took a decade off but he is grateful for the moments they delivered on.
“For some reason, we kind of found each other and found each other at the right time and man, I wish I could have kept him with us. I wish he didnâ€t have to take all that time off because we could have had some more matches, but Iâ€m grateful for the moments weâ€ve had. And I think that, I think we just, we both want to sit in front. We both really love the business,” John Cena said. [H/T to SEScoops]
CM Punk and John Cena last teamed up on December 18, 2013. The 3-on-2 Handicap Match main event of SmackDown in San Antonio, TX that night saw Punk and Cena defeat The Shield via DQ in just over 14 minutes. The night before on RAW, Punk and Cena teamed with Big E to defeat The Shield via DQ in another 14-minute main event.
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