John Cena reveals approaching AEW’s Claudio Castagnoli before Logan Paul match
John Cena recently opened up about getting in touch with AEW’s Claudio Castagnoli before his match against Logan Paul at Clash in Paris.
Throughout his retirement tour, Cena paid tribute to several of his rivals by using their moves in the ring during matches. Ahead of Clash in Paris, Cena approached Castagnoli to borrow certain moves from his moveset because the veteran believed they would help Paul’s style. Speaking on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast, Cena reflected on the incident.
“With Logan [Paul], he doesn’t have that many matches to go on. A lot of stuff he was doing was viral moments. ‘I need something more than that.’ We never left the ring. I saw Logan, and I’m like, ‘You look and work like Cesaro.’ I called Claudio [Castagnoli], ‘Can I borrow some stuff, please?’ ‘Are you kidding me?’ He’s part of the coffee group. ‘No problem. I can’t be there. It would be an honor.’ I’m like, ‘Logan, watch this guy. These are things I think you can do,'” Cena said.
“I’m sending him modified clips of the super European (uppercut), the giant swing, all things I thought Cesaro did well that I think Logan can do well. ‘This might help you wih you style. Get more stuff.’ Take it from Five Moves of Doom, there is going to come a time where you need more stuff.”
While Cena and Castagnoli (then known as Cesaro) never had a major rivalry in WWE, they had a few matches against each other over the years. The two are good friends and also part of a close coffee group chat with Seth Rollins.
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