What's up everybody. Hope you're all having a wonderful week so far.
As promised I'm back with the latest edition of Thoughts of Chucky. As some may know I've been a life long wrestling fan. Mainly WWE but have watched loads of different promotions.
This week we are discussing my thoughts on John Cena's Retirement Tour as of 30 April 2025.
If you're a WWE fan you will know that John Cena announced his retirement tour at Money in the Bank 2024 and kicked it off on Raw's Netflix debut in January. Where he basically says it would take a miracle to win the 17th world title and talks about his losing streak. He then has an epiphany and declares he's going to win the Royal Rumble and thank the fans by winning the world title. This segment in my opinion was a little corny but really enjoyable.
In the press conference he talks about what to expect from his Retirement Tour and also confirms that it has 36 dates but doesn't know how many matches this will include. This appearance hyped me up and I was looking forward to seeing what happens.
His next appearance was at the Royal Rumble where he entered at number 23. He goes onto instantly eliminating Braun Strowman and then Finn Balor. Throughout the match be has various encounters with superstars including Logan Paul and Hey Uso. For the final two it came down to John and Jey Uso. They had a little battle and as the end draws near we see John going for an attitude adjustment however Jey reverses and eliminates John. John Cena is left speechless as was I. I was genuinely shocked when this happened but also happy for Jey.
At the Post Show press conference he announces he's entering the Elimination Chamber. However, he won't be on Raw as he is going to film a movie. So his opponents have a month to bad mouth him. I have to admit this sucked as i would have liked to see him at least once in the build up. The closest we got was when Logan Paul came out to Cena's music. Plus to make it worse it was only on the show before Elimination Chamber where any of his opponents mentioned him.
The Elimination Chamber match itself was decent and was the main event match of the show. John Cena would win the match and lock in his World Title shot at Wrestlemania.
After the match The Rock, Travis Scott and Cody Rhodes came out. In this segment The Rock would try and get Cody to sell him his soul. Cody would subsequently tell the rock to 'Go Fuck Himself.' Cena would act happy and hug Cody. However during the hug The Rock would do a throat cut and Cena would do the unthinkable kicking Cody in the balls.
This left me and most of the audience gob smacked. I watch in absolute silence as Cena destroyed Cody. I couldn't believe what I was watching but I was loving it. The show ended with Cena, Travis Scott and The Rock standing tall. Minus Travis Scott being there I feel this was executed amazingly.
The next 4 appearances were during WWEs Europe Tour and Smackdown before Mania. I'll start with the first show after his heel turn. This took place in Brussels, Belgium, this show was great as it was his first promo as a heel. I genuinely loved this promo and it made me even more excited for what was to come. The wat of words between Cena and Cody was epic.
As the next 3 shows rolled along I was hoping for more promos, altercations and maybe The Rock appearing. Well The Rock was nowhere to be seen and not really mentioned. Cena's whole stick was how he was in an abusive relationship with the fans and where didn't treat him with respect.
It also didn't help that every time Cena would attack Cody it would end with Cena knocked out in the middle of the ring looking weak. This took a lot away from the build up in my opinion.
Finally here we are. The biggest show of the year, Wrestlemania. What could go wrong. Even after the lackluster build up I was excited for the match.
This match was a little slow however this didn't really bother me that much. Near the end of the match Travis Scott would come out and take forever to reach the ring. Cody would get his payback and hit Cross Rhodes on Travis ending his involvement.
We were all expecting more interferences to happen but nope we had no joy of that. Instead we had a ridiculous tug of war with the title that ended with Cena hit Cody in the head with it. Leading to the 1 2 3. Cena is now a 17 time World Champion.
While I'm happy Cena has this accomplishment it felt disappointing as it could of been so much more.
The following day we got a Interaction between Cena and Randy Ortan. Which sets up Cena Vs Ortan at Backlash. Which I'm looking forward to but at this moment I don't hold high hopes.
So over all if I'm being honest I'm kind of over this Retirement Tour already. It just seems to be pointless and not exciting. The reason for this is due the Cena's promo being pretty much the same each week and every time he tries to attack his opponents his left in the middle of the ring knocked out. Making it a little predictable.
I will hold out my final judgment till the end of the year and watch hoping it improves. As if it doesn't it will be a waste of a heel turn.
I will update my thoughts throughout the year and hope for the best.
For now have a great weekend and see you all soon.
Stay blessed.
-Chucky Edwards
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