"I wasn't forced to do that" - John Cena sends emotional message ahead of WWE SummerSlam

John Cena will make his last SummerSlam appearance as an in-ring competitor this weekend, as his retirement tour ends in December. The Undisputed WWE Champion will take on Cody Rhodes in a rematch from WrestleMania 41.

Heading into this blockbuster match, The Cenation Leader sat down with Stephanie McMahon on her 'What's Your Story?' podcast and reflected on his journey in WWE, saying that he had no regrets about what he did during his time in the business.

"I don’t regret any of that. I feel good that I can reflect on a mini moment like that, when I literally threw some cash at my ex-wife and caught a plane to the next event. I don’t regret anything. I wasn’t forced to do that. I did it under my own duress," John Cena said. [segment from 1:21:00 to 1:21:18]

John Cena worked as a full-time wrestler for nearly 15 years before moving to a part-time schedule from 2018 through today, where he is four months away from his retirement.

Cody Rhodes is confident he will dethrone John Cena at SummerSlam

The American Nightmare is preparing for his rematch with The Cenation Leader at SummerSlam and is now ready to reclaim gold and dethrone his rival.

Cody Rhodes showed up at First Take on Thursday to promote the upcoming Biggest Party of the Summer and shared his confidence that he was going to beat the 17-time world champion and even went on to say that he would "whip his a**."

The feud between Cena and Rhodes started at the Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event when the former turned heel and joined forces with The Rock against The American Nightmare.

Cena went on to beat Cody Rhodes for the title at WrestleMania 41, and the latter now wants to take revenge and reclaim his title in what could be his final match against the WWE legend.

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