John Cena He achieved his newly won WWE Championship first defense for longer than longtime rival Randy Orton in the 2025 Backlash 2025 final match. However, there was a clear problem with this match. This was evident in the match he won the title against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41. Overbooking and Shenangans are already in question, and we explore why this could destroy China’s final in the awards.
John Cena is no longer a top-tier performer
Cena’s work in the ring wasn’t like that before.
- Cena was not famous for his technical capabilities.
- In 2025 he can only do simpler movements, which will help with slower moving heels.
- WWE must hide the missteps of China with smoke and mirrors.
John Cena has been competing very rarely over the past six years or so, so the depletion of his talent in the ropes is overlooked. He can still do something simple enough to get better in the match, but it’s very clear that John Cena’s work rate version doesn’t exist in 2025. This is fine considering he runs his final nostalgia before he retires, but it becomes a problem before he leaves when he dominates the WWE main event scene.
Fans were hoping that Cena would break the record and become a 17-time champion – a natural feat – but now fans must suffer through WWE’s attempts to hide Cena’s lack of ability behind the smoke and mirror. He’s now on the heel, so Cena can work at a lower and systematic pace, with Wrestlemania 41 against Cody Rhodes, as he walked around the ring, dominated the action, leading to a rather overwhelming match at the main events of WWE’s biggest annual show. In the main event, after Cody Rhodes, a year after having strong matches with Rome Reign, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Rome Reign, Kevin Owens, and more, this is a major downgrade in terms of match quality. WWE has taken steps to try to hide Cena’s negativity, but this has undoubtedly proven to be the biggest issue of his title governance.
John Cena’s title match is too overbooked
Fans aren’t happy with his match finish
- Travis Scott helped Senna defeat Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41.
- With R-Truth’s involvement, Cena defeated Randy Orton in Backlash.
- China’s match has been overbooked since winning the indisputable WWE Championship.
WWE has decided to go down the route to overbook John Cena’s title match. This has proven to be a major problem. In Wrestlemania 41, Cena was fooled in a variety of ways to win the match, all leading to the arrival of rapper Travis Scott, who was present during Cena’s first heel turn (although it must be noted that the reason why he is in line with Cena in the WWE program, nor why he mentions him so much). This has led to great indifference to WrestleMania’s main event and has been criticized by the majority of fans.
John Cena then won Randy Orton in the Backlash 2025, initially benefiting from the umpire raised, brawls outside and table spots, but things were a bit ridiculous in the final stretch. For some reason, WWE was unable to introduce a third umpire, and Randy Orton made a bunch of road agents into rko. R-Truth interferes and stops Orton from hurting his “childhood hero.” This allowed Cena to hold the low hit. He supports Cena’s victory using Travis Scott, followed by memes and jokes on R-Truth, allowing Cena to hold and yelling lazy overbooking screams.
John Cena’s final title governance could be plagued by bad bookings
Fans don’t want poor, lasting memories of China’s career
- All John Cena matches can’t get interference.
- Cena, Travis Scott vs. Cody Rhodes and Bad Bunny will be over the top.
- Cena’s final WWE run could change to the last day of a badly booked WCW.
With John Cena on his heel now, WWE ensures that his match is full of interference and misconduct, allowing him to continue his reign as a WWE champion, allowing him to make the most of Cena. On paper, the storyline of Cena taking shortcuts because it’s not enough anymore is fine, but it’s annoying when it comes to all the matches where fans see reservations like this. According to Cory Hays of PWN/Bodyslam, there are reports that Cena will work with Travis Scott later this year. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer newsletter points out that this is likely to feature Bad Bunny and Cody Rhodes. This is a highly overbooked main event scream and will also be added to Cena’s list of over-the-top matches.
Last year of Cena’s career could remind fans of late-night WCW in terms of overbooking, shenanigans, celebrities and more, which could leave smudges on Cena’s legendary career. WWE has time to fix things, create some good storylines and book cleaner matches, but that doesn’t look promising.
