John Cena is excited to continue his WWE retirement tour, even if that means facing off with Brock Lesnar one more time.
Cena spoke with Adam Glyn for Adam’s Apple about how he’s feeling after being attacked by Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. Cena lost the WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes, and Lesnar returned after the match, delivering an F5 to the former champion.
“I feel my age, but it’s not a hill we haven’t climbed before,” Cena said about his post-SummerSlam status.
John Cena reacts to Brock Lesnar’s reemergence in WWE
Cena was then asked about how he feels about Brock Lesnar being back in the mix. Cena said he just follows WWE’s lead, and his role is just one part of a bigger picture.
“Well, I’ve been saying the same thing for 25 years; they deal ‘em, I play ‘em. I’m just really excited. We’ve got like 12 [dates on my WWE retirement tour] left. I think SummerSlam was an indication from the audience where everybody knows we’re closing our book,” Cena explained. “And just because I close my book in December, that doesn’t mean the WWE closes its books. They’ve got to continue their programming going forward, so they’re just trying to make the most exciting show for fans. For the dozen I got left, they deal ‘em, I play ‘em.”
Brock Lesnar was not expected to return to WWE TV, largely due to his being named in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE. After SummerSlam, Paul “Triple H” Levesque hinted that John Cena had Brock Lesnar on his retirement tour wish list. However, Michael Cole addressed the situation on WWE RAW last night, revealing who made the first move to bring Lesnar “home” again.
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