John Cena's blockbuster opponent might not interest WWE fans, feels wrestling veteran: "Not a hot item" (Exclusive)

Veteran wrestling journalist Bill Apter recently spoke about John Cena's future opponents. Cena, currently on his farewell tour, is the Undisputed WWE Champion.

The Franchise Player won the title from Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania. He gave up his squeaky clear personality and embraced the dark side. Since then, the wrestling legend has not shied away from using underhanded tactics to hold on to the title.

During the latest episode of Sportskeeda's UnSKripted podcast with Dr. Chris Featherstone, Bill Apter said fans were particularly not interested in seeing the rematch between the two stars. He suggested that John Cena was involved in other feuds, and WWE needed to build up the storyline with Cody again.

The veteran journalist explained that a lot of creative effort was needed before fans could invest in the feud again.

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"It's not a hot item right now. Cody-Cena is not a hot item yet. They have to heat it up somehow. They have to find a way to heat it up. " [From 29:30 onwards]

While a rematch with John Cena may be in the offing, Cody Rhodes needs to focus on Night of Champions, where he will face his former mentor Randy Orton in the final of the King of the Ring Tournament. On the same night, Cena has to defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against CM Punk.

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Prityush is a WWE news writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling who started watching wrestling in the later part of The Attitude Era. Although he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Prityush was a creative writer for his college, and his flair for creativity and love of pro wrestling eventually led him to the journalism field. After an initial stint in 2016-2017, he has been writing regularly for Sportskeeda since 2021.

As someone who loves and respects the business, he prides himself on factual, clean, and ethical reporting, free of plagiarism and AI usage. One of the ways he ensures this is by transcribing videos that he reports on.

Prityush had the privilege of interviewing superstar Matt Hardy in his career so far. Although, his favorite wrestler is CM Punk, as he relates to his Straight Edge philosophy.

When he is not reporting news, he loves reading and collecting WWE action figures. He currently owns over 500 wrestling figures and merchandise.

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