CM Punk gave a tribute to John Cena after this past Monday’s WWE Raw at Madison Square Garden went off the air.
The show was Cena’s final Raw and saw him team with Sheamus and Rey Mysterio to defeat Judgment Day in a six-man tag team match.
The final segment of the show was the setup for this year’s men’s WarGames at Survivor Series, featuring CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns and the Usos vs Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed and Logan Paul.
After that segment and the live broadcast ended, Punk, Rhodes and the Usos stayed in the ring, with Punk saying some words in tribute to Cena.
He said:
“When I first came up to the main roster in 2006, John Cena was on top. I was then, a few years later, joined by Cody Rhodes, and John Cena was on top. A couple of years after that, The Usos showed up on the main roster, and John Cena was on top.
“I’ve been to this building dozens of times from then until now, and John Cena’s always been on top.
“Tonight, we all witnessed history, a special moment, John Cena got to perform in the world’s most famous arena in front of the greatest fans for one more time.
“I couldn’t do this without any of you, John Cena couldn’t do this without any of you, so from the bottom of my heart – Jimmy, Jey, Cody – from the bottom of all of our hearts, we thank you.
“And I’ve just gotta hear it one more time because tonight’s not about me, it’s about John Cena – Thank You Cena.
“And it kills me to say this because I used to have to lay here and look at the lights and listen to that damn song – do do do dooo, do do do dooo – but I think we’ve gotta end the night with that song, so play John Cena’s music!”
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John Cena officially retires on December 13 at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event where he will face the winner of the Last Time Is Now tournament.
As things stand, the names still in the tournament who could be Cena’s opponent are Finn Balor, Penta, Carmelo Hayes, Bronson Reed, Sheamus, Rusev, Solo Sikoa, LA Knight, Jey Uso and GUNTHER.
Cena is also the current WWE Intercontinental Champion and will defend the title against Dominik Mysterio in his penultimate match at Survivor Series.
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