WWE posts video of CM Punk honoring John Cena after Raw
WWE has posted footage of CM Punk honoring John Cena after Raw went off the air.
Monday’s show from Madison Square Garden was the final Raw of John Cena’s career. It ended with a segment setting up the men’s War Games match at Survivor Series, with Punk, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso still in the ring.
Punk says in the video:
“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. Couple 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 and 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.”
“It’s a special moment. It’s emotional for me. I think I can speak for everybody in the ring, it’s emotional for all of us, because when we started here, John Cena was here. He was steering the boat.”
Cena now has just two dates left on his in-ring career. He’ll wrestle in San Diego later this month at WWE Survivor Series, defending his Intercontinental Championship against Dominik Mysterio in his home town. That match was set in the opening segment of WWE Raw this week. Following Survivor Series, Cena will wrestle his final match of all time on Saturday, December 13 when he faces the winner of the Last Time is Now tournament at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Washington, DC.
The full segment following WWE Raw on Monday is available below:
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