Major WWE star shares surprising reaction to John Cena’s WrestleMania return

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“I couldn’t be happier, because I’m somebody that was very vocal about not wanting to see John Cena go, and I wasn’t happy about him retiring at all. And I told him about it and I told you (Dave LaGreca) about it. The one thing I love more than anything about Cena is the way that he carries himself as far as etiquette goes,” she said. [H/T: WrestleTalk]

Gunther defeated John Cena in his retirement match at Saturday Night’s Main Event in December 2025.

Major WWE star comments on not getting to face John Cena during his retirement tour

Drew McIntyre recently opened up about not getting the opportunity to battle John Cena during his retirement tour last year.

Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on the Insight podcast, The Scottish Warrior noted that he was supposed to battle Cena, but the legend wound up facing AJ Styles at WWE Crown Jewel 2025 instead.

“I knew there was a plan before that, actually, that had to change. Then there was that plan, and there was a pivot again. I believe it came down to, like John said, because initially people thought, ‘Oh, my God, you see what Cena said?’ What? The match with Drew never happened. And then the match with AJ happened, and the way they worded it was like, you know, John said it was public, or whatever it was. It wasn’t public. Nobody knew,” he added.

It will be fascinating to see what WWE has planned for Cena as the host of WrestleMania 42.