John Cena Had Role In WWE Star Signing New Deal

John Cena has revealed his role in convincing a WWE star to sign on with the company on a full-time basis.

During his most recent vlog, Logan Paul revealed that he had recently re-signed with WWE on a new long-term, full-time contract.

Coming off the back of being a featured part of John Cena’s WWE farewell tour, Cena revealed during Fan Expo New Orleans that he “greased the wheels” to get Paul to commit to becoming a full-time employee of the company.

Cena brought up Paul and his “bright future” in WWE after being asked if there was any match from his retirement run that he would replace, saying:

“There’s a perspective out there that I will dodge questions like that so I want to lean into that right? I want to lean into why I say what I say. I don’t think like that. Because if I were to say, ‘Oh man, I wish after I turned heel that The Rock and Travis Scott were on my team.’ That would be pretty cool right? Yeah they’re crazy mega stars and having them would be pretty cool, but we didn’t. And that’s what happened, but what did I get?

“I got to have a match with Randy Orton in his hometown, I got to get CM Punk to go to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I got to bet on somebody who I think has a bright future in this business in Logan Paul and try and get the best out of him overseas in Paris, and maybe grease the wheels to convince him to finally be a full-time WWE employee which he currently is.”

“And, I got magic with AJ Styles, so yes, The Rock and Travis Scott probably would have been great, who knows it didn’t happen. But what I got in return, instead of wishing some fantasy element that I can’t control, what I got in return is magic and I wouldn’t trade that for anything.”

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Cena both teamed with and faced off against Paul in 2025, with the 17-time world champion eventually calling time on his career at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13, losing to GUNTHER in his last match.

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