John Cena Sr. reacts to son’s loss at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
John Cena Sr. says he thinks things could have been handled differently at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event.
The father of John Cena spoke with Bill Apter following his son tapping out to Gunther in his last ever match.
Cena Sr. said during the interview:
“Bill, the only thing I can say is I saw a lot of people cry. Do I believe that’s the way it should have ended? I might have done it differently. I think it might have been better for everyone had it ended differently.“
“But you and I have been in the business for a while, and I guess the unwritten rule is when you’re going out, you’re going down. So I guess the only thing I can say is they did what they had to do, what’s best for business.”
Cena Sr. continued to say that he didn’t expect his son to tap out during the match, believing him passing out from Gunther’s hold was more likely. Apter added that he felt this was the likely finish as well.
“Did I expect a tap out? I’ll be real honest with you, Bill. I would have expected a pass out, with Gunther still being the winner.”
Cena Sr. later added:
“It’s kind of sad to see a lot of people cry. In the business, and I don’t know how you feel, but in the business, I would think you’d want to send him home happy.”
Apter then compared Cena’s loss to Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event to Bruno Sammartino losing the championship to Ivan Koloff in Madison Square Garden back in 1971.
Apter said, “It brought me back to way, way, way back when Bruno Sammartino lost his title to Ivan Koloff in front of 22,000 people at Madison Square Garden, and there was barely a dry eye in the house. I haven’t seen that until tonight. Your son was so beloved.”
Cena Sr.’s interview with Bill Apter is available below:
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