John Cena accused of lying by WWE veteran

A WWE veteran believes John Cena is lying about him doing whatever he's told to do when it comes to his booking. Bully Ray says Cena genuinely wanted Brock Lesnar to beat him at Wrestlepalooza.

At WWE Wrestlepalooza, Brock Lesnar defeated Cena convincingly in a match that didn't even last 10 minutes. Cena is now all set to face AJ Styles at WWE Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia.

On the latest edition of Busted Open, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray weighed in on John Cena's statement about doing whatever he's told to do by the higher-ups. Ray feels Cena is lying and he made it clear that he doesn't believe him.

"I am very much convinced after what we talked about with Brock and John, thinking about it a little more, watching John walk out, that John wanted to do that for Brock," he said. "John can say whatever he wants about, 'I don't make the matches, blah, blah, blah, I just do what I'm told.' Yeah, right. Sure, sure, sure. I believe that John on his way out wants to put people over. John is very old school in his thinking and he knows that other people can benefit." [H/T: WrestlingInc]

John Cena and AJ Styles' Crown Jewel showdown was booked on social media

It all started when Cena hinted at facing The Phenomenal One before retiring in one of his X posts. He then requested WWE CCO Triple H to make the match happen, and Styles agreed to it as well with a response to Cena's post.

The Game then made the match official via his X handle. Fans are quite excited to see Cena take on one of his greatest opponents one final time before he hangs up his boots and retires from professional wrestling and WWE.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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