2-time WWE Champion tipped to be John Cena’s final opponent before retiring by wrestling expert

John Cena is left with a mere 10 appearances before he bids goodbye to WWE. Amid this, there’s been a lot of speculation about who would be his last opponent. Sam Roberts has opined that Drew McIntyre could be an intriguing choice.

Cena is right now slated to face Logan Paul at Clash in Paris 2025 on August 31st. He’s also due to face Brock Lesnar in the near future after the latter showed up unannounced at the end of SummerSlam 2025 to take him out.

WWE has already announced that Saturday Night’s Main Event 2025 on December 13th would witness John Cena’s retirement match. As such, there’s been tons of chatter surrounding who the company picks to face Cena in his final hurrah. On the latest edition of his NotSam Wrestling podcast, Sam Roberts mentioned WWE could have Drew McIntyre step up for the occasion.

“There’s one more thing you can do before the end of the year, either in John Cena’s last match or maybe John Cena’s second-to-last match, however you want to do it. Drew McIntyre beats John Cena. So, he’s not the champion anymore, but he beats John Cena with a Claymore. Just beats him,” said Sam Roberts. (H/T – TJRWrestling)

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Sam Roberts says Drew McIntyre could go after the Undisputed WWE Title

Furthermore, the RAW Recap host added that having McIntyre pin Cena in his retirement match could allow WWE to build him as a challenger to Cody Rhodes. Roberts stated that having Drew McIntyre beat John Cena could raise his credibility as a worthy successor to The American Nightmare.

“So, now you’re entering into 2026 with Cody as the champion, which means you’re going to have Cody in a Wrestlemania main event defending that title. But now you’ve got Drew McIntyre having beaten John Cena. You’ve gotten a taste of what Drew McIntyre looks like as champion. And Drew McIntyre has beaten John Cena in one of John Cena’s last matches, if not Drew McIntyre’s, if not John Cena’s actual last match.”

The Scottish Warrior is already embroiled in a feud with Cody Rhodes on SmackDown, and it remains to be seen if he gets a shot at his title.