3 Reasons Why The Rock Needs To Come Back And Stop John Cena’s Retirement

John Cena’s year-long farewell tour is coming to an end in just a few days. The Cenation Leader will wrestle his final match against Gunther on December 13th at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII.

While Cena has confirmed that Saturday will be his last appearance in the ring, a recent article on Official WWE website has proposed a “What if” scenario, suggesting that The Franchise Player could extend his retirement tour until WrestleMania 42, courtesy of The Rock.

The Final Boss has been away from television since Elimination Chamber: Toronto, where he played a key role in Cena’s shocking heel turn. Fans expected the legend to take an active part in the story, but it did not materialize.

Having said that, from the company itself has teased that The Brahma Bull could stop John Cena’s retirement this Saturday, let’s look at three reasons why it should happen.

#3. unfinished plot

At Elimination Chamber: Toronto, The Rock originally requested this Cody Rhodessoul However, when The American Nightmare refused, John Cena took the opportunity to embrace the dark side and join forces with The Final Boss.

The shocking heel turn left everyone speechless and fans were excited to see how the alliance between The Great One and The Franchise Player would develop. However, The Rock he disappeared from television and the story could not progress at all. Cena abruptly reverted to a babyface before SummerSlam 2025, and his run as a villain was largely underwhelming.

Fans never got the answer as to why Cena had joined forces with The Rock and what the consequences would be. So, to conclude this story properly, The Final Boss must return and stop the retirement of the GOAT.

#2. John Cena’s farewell tour has been disappointing

When the 17-time world champion announced that he would be going on a one-year farewell tour before retiring from in-ring competition, fans were excited to see how it would play out. Everyone was discussing various ideas about what the Triple H-led creative team could do to make Cena’s last year memorable.

While the heel turn sent shock waves throughout the wrestling world, what followed fell short of expectations. Fans have criticized how the company has handled Cena’s farewell tour. Therefore, the creative team led by Triple H could buy more time to get things right by having The Rock stop Cena’s retirement.

#1. The Rock and John Cena are 1-1 against each other

The Rock and John Cena Over a decade ago he had two back-to-back WrestleManies. The Great One walked away with the victory in their first match at ‘Mania 28, and Cena regained his lick the following year.

The score between them is currently 1-1, and the story is far from over after what went down at Elimination Chamber: Toronto. So a rubber match at WrestleMania 42 would be a fitting conclusion to their rivalry. To set this potential scenario in motion, The Final Boss needs to show up this weekend and stop Cena from retiring.