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At WrestleMania 41, the dream match between John Cena and Cody Rhodes was finally booked, and it was Cena's biggest opportunity to break the record of Ric Flair and become a 17 times World Champion, which is more than anyone in WWE.
John Cena did exactly what was expected of him. To make things more exciting, he turned heel before this event, and this was his first heel run in more than 21 long years. This was not the only reason for the excitement, as the fans were also predicting a hugely overbooked match with surprise entrances during the match.
Why WrestleMania 41 main event disaster was the right call
But no such thing happened; there were no special entrances. It was a flat and boring match overall. On top of that, an unwanted appearance from Travis Scott made the fans even angrier. Despite anger at the end of the match, the fans at the end of the show were left really confused. Where did all those surprises go?
John Cena challenged Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41
Before getting into this discussion, ask yourself a question: When was the last time before WrestleMania 41 you were looking for such an overbooked WrestleMania main event? Did you expect it at WrestleMania 39? Or did you expect anything like such before, at any WrestleMania? Or did you even expect to see something like that at the event where it actually happened, WrestleMania 40?
John Cena became a record 17 times World Champion at WrestleMania 41
After the overbooked showcase of WrestleMania 40, the expectation of the fans was so high for WrestleMania 41, and they were all expecting another similar showcase. This tradition had to continue every year, and the expectations of the fans would have increased year after year. But this is not what WrestleMania main events are supposed to be, right? We should expect good matches rather than interferences.
In this case, even if the dream showdown between Steve Austin and The Rock had happened, the fans would not be surprised. So they did the right thing by not booking an overbooked main event this year. This is how they will keep the surprises intact for the following WrestleMania events. So we believe the call at Mania 41 was the right decision.
