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Ever since John Cena started his retirement tour, the fans have witnessed surprise after surprise. The biggest surprise occurred at the end of the Elimination Chamber when John Cena won the main Elimination Chamber match and earned the right to face Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41.
The Rock was a part of the segment after the match, as he asked Cody Rhodes to be a corporate champion. When Cody denied, Cena surprised the entire world by turning heel for the first time in nearly 22 years. He attacked Cody Rhodes and beat him down.

Will The Rock be the final opponent of John Cena's career
At WrestleMania 41, Cena went on to defeat Cody Rhodes to win the Undisputed WWE Championship and and he still holds on to the title. He created history at WrestleMania 41 by winning the World Championship what the 17th time, which is a record.
Cena defeated Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41
He beat the record set by Ric Flair previously, and now he is the winner of the highest number of World Championships as recognised by WWE. But this is also his final year in WWE, and it has already been confirmed that he will retire at the end of this year.

Cena will defend his Undisputed WWE title at SummerSlam against Cody Rhodes
There had been many discussions on who his final opponent would be. Most of the sources claim that it would be Cody Rhodes. But there are some rumours which suggest that The Rock could also be the final opponent of John Cena's career. While speaking at Fans Expo Denver 2025 recently, John Cena answered whether he would like to face The Rock as his final opponent.
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"Gosh. Fantasy booking. For those who are not inside baseball, fantasy booking is when you take an idea in your head, and you’re like, ‘Man, it would be cool if.’ That’s what I’m hearing here. Man, it would be cool if John Cena could fight The Rock one more time. And that to me, that would be cool." said the present and 17 times WWE World Champion.