NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles!
John Cena seemed to come to his senses with just over 48 hours to go before defending the undisputed WWE championship against Cody Rhodes on SummerSlam in a street fight.
Cena had been the villain since he matched Rock and Travis Scott in February in Elimination Chamber. He kicked Rhodes in the groin then and got Scott’s help at Wrestlemania 41 to defeat Rhodes for his 17th championship reign – the most in the WWE story.
CLICK HERE for more sports cover at Foxnews.com
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Travis Scott and John Cena look at under the WWE elimination chamber at Rogers Center on March 1, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)
On Friday’s edition of “Smackdown”, the audience packed the Prudenceial Center in Newark, a classic Cena Promo. He thanked Rhodes for pulling him out of his bad guy persona, declaring that he would not try to destroy wrestling anymore and would instead take his belt with him when he left WWE because he did not want the fans to forget him.
Cena said Rhodes’ Beatdown gave him the kick in the ass he needed to dig down and find himself and also had subtle shots for rock and scott.
Jelly Roll gives the honor to WWE stars in front of SummerSlam: ‘The wrestling-ice-fake thing should go out the door’
John Cena in action against CM PUNK under Night of Champions in the Kingdom Arena on June 28, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)
“For 25 years, day out and day out, I had forged a reputation for hard work, honest and respect. And now I’m aware of, five months ago I flushed it all down to the toilet that chased false glory when I bought into someone to do shocking TV. And we did, we were shocking the world, we did well.
“Mark your calendar, Cody, August 1, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey, the day John Cena came back to WWE … I don’t know who the main event Street is fighting without rules you would have.
Rhodes couldn’t help but smile.
Rapper Travis Scott faces Cody Rhodes during the WWE Championship match against John Cena under Wrestlemania 41 at Allegiant Stadium on April 20, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
It was Cena that fans were familiar with. But the 48-year-old will compete in an overwhelming street match with the possibility of his title government being quitting.
