Top AEW star openly mocks John Cena amid WWE Backlash hype

John Cena successfully defended his title at WWE Backlash 2025. A top AEW star mocked Cena a few hours after the show on social media.

After getting into a physical altercation with Zach Gowen on a recent edition of Collision, AEW confirmed that Ricochet will face the one-legged wrestler at Beach Break. This will be Gowen's first match for the Jacksonville-based promotion. All Elite Wrestling has been promoting the match online as well.

One fan commented on social media that this would be a boring match. Ricochet responded to the fan, stating that AEW should put on a Cena match to compensate for a boring match. This was in reference to WWE Backlash, which was considered by many fans to be a boring premium live event, except for the main event, which featured Cena and Randy Orton.

"I'm sorry, let's put on a John Cena match."

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Bill Apter praised John Cena's match at WWE Backlash

John Cena defended his Undisputed WWE Championship at Backlash 2025 against Randy Orton. Both men showcased their incredible chemistry in the ring as they put on a spectacle for the fans. The match featured plenty of false finishes. R-Truth also got involved to save his childhood hero but ended up eating an RKO from The Viper for his efforts. This allowed Cena to hit Orton with a low blow, followed by a shot to the head with his title to win the match.

During an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling, senior editor Bill Apter praised Cena's ability to deliver a great match despite being away from the ring for a long time.

"The Cena and Randy Orton match, other than the finish, was incredible. I didn't know that John Cena still had what he has after not working for such a long time. And Randy Orton was just amazing. Great false finishes, just a great match overall."

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It will be interesting to see who is next in line to challenge Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

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Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

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