John Cena became a 17-time WWE Champion at WrestleMania 41, defeating Cody Rhodes in the main event. The match was memorable for Travis Scott getting involved in the match and Cena embracing his heel personality. Fans were left disappointed by the match, though Cena, now a babyface, and Cody had redemption at WWE SummerSlam in a street fight.

Corey Michaels looks back at the aborted WWE heel run of John Cena — something he may want forgotten due to its ineffectivness.

Because WWE didn't spend much of that time building new stars. While Cena was gone, the vocal portion of the fanbase eventually turned on Roman Reigns' Bloodline tale, despite it being one of the best pro wrestling stories ever. And the audience threw out some serious Seth Rolling fatigue, too.

Saturday Night's Main Event is back on Dec. 13, but it is no ordinary edition as it is headlined by the final match for John Cena. The 17-time WWE Champion will cap his historic career against Gunther, putting a dominant force in the ring for his final bout.

Cody Rhodes defeated John Cena at SummerSlam 2025 to kickstart his second reign as WWE Champion. After climbing up the ranks to become the new face of WWE following his comeback to the company, Rhodes has had more success than anyone in the last few years with two Royal Rumble wins,

The wrestling world was shocked at WWE Elimination Chamber when John Cena turned on Cody Rhodes and aligned with The Rock.

A popular current WWE champion recently took shots at John Cena ahead of the latter's retirement. He also took jabs at Cody Rhodes and CM Punk. The name in question is Ethan Page.