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John Cena did a lot of things throughout his retirement tour, which went on for the complete 2025, and one of the most infamous moments of his retirement tour was having a match with Brock Lesnar at the Wrestlepalooza event. Cena got destroyed by Lesnar in this match.
Brock Lesnar remained out of action for a couple of years before reappearing this year. His final match before this appearance dates back to SummerSlam 2023, where Cody Rhodes beat him. He had to remain out of action due to facing legal allegations, but finally, he shocked the entire world by returning at SummerSlam 2023.
What did John Cena say about his match against Brock Lesnar from Wrestlepalooza
John Cena dropped the Undisputed WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam, and after dropping the title, Lesnar appeared and destroyed him. This ended up being a match at the Wrestlepalooza event, where Lesnar was destroyed again. Cena remembered getting squashed by Lesnar in this match while speaking on Chris Van Vliet’s “Insight” podcast;
John Cena was destroyed by Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza
“Well, I guess quick is perspective, because my frame didn’t feel like it was.” he began, “Again, I love the public’s ability to weigh in. You have this guy who’s returning, who absolutely looks like he hasn’t aged a day, moves like it. He can split his pants and still move like a ballerina, slip on his Pyro and do a ninja roll and be okay.
Cena had a retirement tour throughout 2025
"He’s a beast. It’s his first time back. I’ve been in this seat before. It’s like I’m always in the seat when Brock comes back, Rock after Miami, who’s the next guy? SummerSlam with Roman, here he comes again. After he beats ‘Taker for the streak, I’ve sat in this seat before.” said Cena on getting squashed by Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza.
But what had been the purpose of this match? It has not been clarified why Brock Lesnar destroyed John Cena at this stage of their careers. Lesnar also had a very strong booking at the Survivor Series event in the War Games match, where he had been really dominant. It is expected that WWE is building him to put over someone.
