Backstage News On John Cena’s Loss To Brock Lesnar At WWE Wrestlepalooza — Report

WWE Wrestlepalooza kicked off this weekend with John Cena taking a shocking loss to Brock Lesnar. But why did things go down that way?

It was reported following Wrestlepalooza that as of Saturday morning, Cena was scheduled to defeat Lesnar. So what took place on Saturday that saw such a sudden shift in booking?

According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, the finish was Cenaâ€s call, and there are no plans for a rematch before he retires in December.

“Thereâ€s no plan for a rematch,†Dave Meltzer said. “I donâ€t wanna say it was Johnâ€s idea, but what I was basically told is, John is very unselfish, and he knows on the way out, he wants to make people. He wants to make big stars. So he felt that was… itâ€s his call. And that was his call.

“A lot of guys, when theyâ€re on their way out, their call is to lose and to put the other guy over. And that was Johnâ€s call. At the end of the day, itâ€s Paul Levesqueâ€s call, but if John says that, itâ€s not like Paul Levesqueâ€s gonna go, ‘No no no, you have to win.†Especially when Brock is the one staying and heâ€s the one leaving, and whatever they have planned for Brock.†[H/T: WrestlingNews.co]

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What do you make of Dave Meltzerâ€s comments? Are you surprised that John Cena made the call at the last minute to lose to Brock Lesnar? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.

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