WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi wants to witness John Cena vs The Rock in the former's retirement match, possibly at Saturday Night's Main Event in December 2025.
John Cena and The Rock have a rich history in WWE. The two locked horns twice in their careers. Their first outing came at WrestleMania 28, termed as 'Once in a Lifetime,' where The Brahma Bull won. In their second clash at WrestleMania 29, Cena redeemed himself by defeating The Final Boss as the WWE Champion.
During a recent edition of his Off The Top podcast, Rikishi discussed the rumors of Edge (Adam Copeland) returning to WWE for one last match against his long-time rial, John Cena.
The Samoan Stinker said that he believed it was John Cena's personal decision to pick his final opponent, and Cena needed to evaluate more things than just "a friendship" between him and Edge before making that choice.
"Well, if he's [Edge] granted. It's gotta be a personal thing amongst those two. You know, I mean, that's a big choice. 'This is my last match that you ever gonna see me, and the person that I pick has to be that, there's gotta be a lot more than just a friendship.' There has to be other things behind that, making a decision... I'm assuming he's gonna train his a** off just to be able to perform in that last match. And whoever that may be, be it Edge or AJ [Styles] or whoever that may be. It's a beautiful thing," he said.
The Hall of Famer also added that he would go with a final fight between The Rock and John Cena as the Latter's last match. Rikishi also mentioned that he felt Rocky vs. Cena had more weight to it than Edge vs. Cena.
"For me? (...) Now the one thing that people probably never seen and would love to see. They've seen it back in the day, but I think at this point, I think The Final Boss and John Cena... I can go to sleep then... At the end of the day, they're gonna say, 'Whoa, John Cena's last match was against The Rock.' When you say The Rock, oh, there it is. But if it's, 'John Cena had his last match with Edge.' Does it carry a lot more weight?" he added.
Date confirmed for John Cena's final WWE match
WWE has officially announced the date for John Cena's final match. On its website, the sports entertainment giant announced that John Cena will compete in the final match of his storied wrestling career on December 13, 2025.
It was said that he will headline Saturday Night's main event at Monumental Sports & Entertainment's Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
As of now, Cena will turn his attention to Crown Jewel next week, where he will face AJ Styles one final time.