With just one final match left in John Cena's WWE in-ring career, the list of potential opponents has been narrowed down to two: Gunther or LA Knight with the two set to face off this Friday on Smackdown. The winner will move on to face Cena at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13.
If that person ends up being Gunther - as has been widely rumored for months now - one person isn't a fan of that decision and it's none other than Cena's own father - John Cena Sr.
Speaking on the All Axxess podcast, the elder Cena shared that he is not a fan of Gunther being his son's last opponent and instead favored a fellow legend such as Kurt Angle, Adam Copeland, Chris Jericho or JBL. He was asked who he would have liked to see as his final opponent:
"Well, it certainly wouldn’t be Gunther, that’s for sure. I don’t think that that’s a wise move. I don’t think the fans would enjoy that move. Myself personally, Gunther does not need the rub. By the way, I’m not a fan of on the way out, you’ve got to push somebody over the top, you’re supposed to pass quote-unquote ‘the torch.’ I don’t know where that’s written anywhere in professional wrestling. If we have to use that as an analogy, then he’s already done that with Cody Rhodes. He beat him for the title, he gave the title back, they embraced as you saw, Cody was teary eyed, the torch was passed."
“So my thought is, is there anybody that needs the rub? I think he’s given the rub along the way, especially with Dominik Mysterio. Who else do I think he should face? I really wish that Kurt Angle was able to get back in the ring, because that would be an outstanding last match for Cena and Angle. And I say this all the time, I really truly believe that Corbin should not have been Angle’s opponent for his retirement match, it should have been Cena."
"Who would I like to see John face? Obviously I just kind of emphasized that. I would say Kurt Angle number one. I would say Adam Copeland number two. I would say Chris Jericho number three. And a wildcard on my part, I’d love to see John Cena face JBL. Those would be my four choices."
