John Cena to retire at WrestleMania as WWE Champion; veteran takes credit for the idea (Exclusive)

John Cena shocked the WWE Universe by turning heel, and fans are still reeling from it. A veteran claims the 16-time world champion's latest promo on RAW is taken from his podcast.

On this week's episode of RAW, Cena was seen announcing that he would be winning the world title this year at WrestleMania. He also promised to take the belt and retire, effectively forcing others never to be able to challenge him again.

Speaking on UnSKripted, John Cena's former manager, Kenny Bolin, claimed that the idea for this exact promo had occurred to him first. He said:

"All I know is that about three weeks ago on my podcast over on the Bolin Alley, I had predicted that John Cena will win WrestleMania, win the title for the 17th time, and I also said, and I am recorded saying this, will retire with the belt. What did he say on Monday Night RAW last night? 'I am gonna win, and I am taking the belt home with me. Anything after that is a toy. I am taking the real title home with me,' and he got that from me. I gave him that idea three weeks ago. " [4:06 onwards]

As of now, it remains to be seen what Cena does next in his vendetta against the fans.

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Shubhajit is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda, reporting on WWE news. He has a Master's degree in English and has been working in his current role for over 2 years.

A fan of pro wrestling since childhood, Shubhajit decided to start creating content on the sport out of passion. Before covering a piece of news or rumor, he conducts thorough research, ensuring information in his work is reliable and completely accurate.

Although Shubhajit admires numerous pro wrestlers, his current favorite is WWE superstar Drew McIntyre. He is fond of The Scottish Warrior’s character work and innovative quips.

If there is one storyline he can work on in WWE, Shubhajit would book Roman Reigns’ future with The Bloodline following WrestleMania XL, where he lost to Cody Rhodes. He would have Reigns’ stablemates excommunicate him, laying the foundation for a gimmick change for the former. After Reigns’ exit from the faction, Shubhajit would portray him as an anti-hero trying hard to claw his way back up to the top.

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