'That's John's call!': WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels reflects on John Cena's final farewell matches
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WWE Hall of Famer and NXT executive
Shawn Michaels
recently shared his thoughts on John Cena's ongoing farewell tour, emphasizing that the choice of opponents for Cena's final matches in his farewell tour should be completely based on his decision.
The
WWE Undisputed Champion
is currently on his retirement tour run and has recently appeared at
WWE Backlash 2025
held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 10, 2025, against long-time rival "The Viper" Randy Orton.
It is to be noted that Randy Orton actually challenged The Cenation Leader at the recently held WrestleMania 41, when Cena defeated Cody Rhodes to claim the Undisputed Championship title. Luckily, at the Backlash, Cena was able to defend his title and hold on to it till now.
Meanwhile, The Cenation Leader is preparing for the upcoming 24 matches this year, and the latest one would be the Money in the Bank event, where he is going to appear as one of the main protagonists. The WWE event is scheduled to be held on June 7, 2025, at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
Shawn Michaels shares his opinion on who John Cena should fight in his last farewell matches
WWE Hall of Famer and
NXT executive Shawn Michaels
recently shared his opinion on
John Cena
's ongoing farewell tour. The WWE veteran opened up about his thoughts as he recently appeared on the podcast of
Good Karma Wrestling
to discuss several topics, including whom he would like to see John Cena face during his current farewell run with the company.
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During the podcast, Shawn Michaels said, 'Well, look, I have to say, that's John's call. I think John has earned the right and opportunity to sort of — I guess I'm biased — When you're gonna make your last run, I think you're the guy that kind of needs to call those shots.'
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He further said, 'I'm excited and very happy for John, that he's getting the opportunity to do all this. It's just been something that's been fun to watch. I'm like everybody else now, I'm just a fan sitting there and watching this and enjoying John enjoying what he's doing.'
(source: Fightful)
As
The Cenation Leader
is preparing to bid goodbye to the WWE ring forever in December 2025, however, the 17-time World Champion will be back in action this weekend at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, where he will face R-Truth in a singles, non-title bout.
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