Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch give their opinions on John Cena’s final match finish

Seth Rollins recently defended John Cena’s decision to tap out in his final WWE match against Gunther, saying the finish symbolized Cena “fading off into the sunset” rather than giving up.

At Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13th, 2025, Gunther defeated Cena by submission in Cena’s final WWE match. While the bout ending drew mixed reactions from fans, Rollins said he believed the finish was fitting for Cena’s career.

Speaking to Ross Tucker, Becky Lynch and Rollins shared their thoughts on the finish. While Lynch claimed she would not have tapped out, Rollins stated,

“I have so many mixed feelings on it. John is one of the greatest of all time. His whole thing is ‘never give up.’ People were all over him for giving up, for tapping out, but it didn’t feel like he was giving it up. It felt like he was fading off into the sunset.”

“He had done his job, he was happy to do it, and he was handing the ball off. That’s how I felt about it. I might be in the minority on that,” Rollins continued. “At the end of the day, he smiled before he did it, and there is something poetic to that. I love John. It’s hard for me to second-guess anything he does.”

Lynch added, “He smiled, and I cried.”

Following a run lasting over two decades and multiple championship wins, Cena finally retired from in-ring action at 48 years old.