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John Cena Says Fans Have Abused Him For 25 Years, Cody Rhodes Doesn't Want To Wrestle A Whiny Bitch At WrestleMania

Wrestling
Jeremy Lambert Mar 17, 2025 3:36PM

John Cena and Cody Rhodes were under the same roof on WWE Raw.

Cena entered with his trademark "The Time Is Now" and was greeted with boos and "John Cena sucks" chants. When he entered the ring, the crowd chanted, "Let's Go, Cena," and "Cena Sucks," followed by, "You sold out."

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Cena opened by saying, "When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval." Cena said that for 25 years he's been the victim of an abusive relationship. He said the crowd bullied him and expected him to be their puppet with a smile. He was then met with "Fuck you Cena" chants.

"I am not a babyface. I am not a heel. I'm a human being. Each and every one of you has been awful to me. It's been the same damn noise for 25 years." Cena said the crowd let him know what they thought from the start and he changed himself, which worked for a little, but it wasn't enough. He said he worked hard and he started to win, win, win, win and win. "I won a lot and you hated it." Cena stated multiple times that no matter what he did, "It wasn't enough." The crowd responded by chanting, "Shut the fuck up."

Cena said he was going to walk away and he wanted for one last time to get along with everyone, but the crowd ruined it. "Just like every moment. For two seconds it was great, and then it wasn't enough." The crowd responded by singing the "Goodbye" song to Cena, who said they were proving his point. "No matter what I do, it is never enough and you should be ashamed of yourselves. Each and every one of you take and you only care about yourselves."

Cena said the crowd only cared about "what do we get" and no one asked him how he feels. "What do you get? You get nothing. You get what you have earned and what you have earned is nothing." Cena said the crowd doesn't get a new look or new music because they dress like him and it's his song and his time is now.

The crowd began chanting for Cody, who Cena called "the brand new shiny toy." Cena said he could identify the "Let's go Cena" people by their shirts, leading to another "Let's go Cena" and "Cena sucks" chant. Cena said the "Cena sucks" people have already proven themselves to be awful. The "Let's go Cena" people were also awful, "What did you ever do for me? All you've ever done is steal from me. You steal my personal moment and time. You have made me a joke. You make invisible jokes for 15 years that you still think are funny. It's not funny. It's pathetic."

Cena said fans don't wear his shirts for support, they do it to make themselves feel good. Cena said he lives Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect and he is the definition of Never Give Up. "You use it as an excuse for your pathetic life. All you've ever done is sit on your ass and watch me be great."

Cena said he's breaking up with everyone and getting out of the toxic relationship. "You know I'm right and you know you're wrong."

Cody Rhodes' music hit, and the Undisputed WWE Champion made his way to the ring.

Cody said fans may have given Cena their worst, but they also gave him their best for 25 years because Cena was special, he could take it, and he could carry it.

"Listen kid," Cena tried to reply, before Cody cut him off. "It's certainly not kid. It's WWE Champion," said Cody." Cody asked, "Who the hell are you?" Cody said he was excited to go face-to-face with John Cena, but instead he got "this" and that "this" better not show up to WrestleMania because he will run Cena over and retire him early. "Go find John Cena. I want to wrestle him at WrestleMania 41. Not this whiny bitch."

Cody left the ring to a chant of "Cody Rhodes," leaving Cena standing alone. Cena would eventually leave with the crowd once again singing the "Goodbye" song.

Cena is set to challenge Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41. Cena earned his shot by winning the Elimination Chamber at WWE Elimination Chamber. After the match, Cody refused to sell his soul to The Rock, but Cena did, turning on Rhodes.

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