Ex-champion will return after 8 years to be John Cena's final opponent, thinks WWE veteran (Exclusive)

John Cena's retirement tour in WWE is set to conclude by the end of the year, which has raised questions about who his final opponent will be. According to wrestling veteran Vince Russo, a former champion of the company could potentially be booked as his last opponent, although Russo himself is not pleased with the prospect.

The ex-champion being talked about is Chris Jericho, who is rumored to be leaving AEW for WWE after his current contract ends. According to Russo, Triple H places much more importance on audience reaction than setting up a good storyline, which may lead to him booking Jericho as Cena's final opponent instead of some homegrown WWE talent.

Speaking on Writing with Russo, Russo stated:

"You may think this is crazy. Is Jericho's contract up by December? Because they would put Jericho in that spot before they put one of their own players in that spot. So I swear, is it a pop card? Who is going to be available at that time?"

The WWE veteran also suggested another final opponent for John Cena

According to Vince Russo, Jacob Fatu would have been a good opponent for Cena if he had been handled better by the creative department.

Speaking on the same episode of Writing with Russo, the veteran stated:

"I don't even know if he is in the doghouse now or not. God the only one is, if you'd have continued to have him rolling rolling rolling rolling and the people would get behind him, would be (Jacob) Fatu. But even now, they've taken the belt off of him; he wasn't on the show last week. So that's why I am saying there is nothing."

For now, it remains to be seen who will be booked as John Cena's final opponent.

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