WWE legend opens up on how his dream match with John Cena almost happened during retirement tour (Exclusive)

WWE star John Cena is on the last leg of his retirement tour. The star has just a few more dates remaining this year before he hangs up his boots.

During this final run, the Cenation Leader has rehashed some of his most epic rivalries over the years. He faced Randy Orton, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Brock Lesnar, and AJ Styles in singles matches. He also worked with some promising stars like Logan Paul, and Sami Zayn.

During an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda Senior Editor Bill Apter, legendary wrestler and Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam detailed that he was in talks with the company about a possible match against John Cena. He revealed that the company wanted the ECW original to face Cena in Philadelphia, possibly. He was, however, unsure if the higher management had spoken to John about the possible matchup.

"I don't know if they talked to John about it. One of the times when I was talking to someone about it. Can't remember if it was Paul (Heyman) or Paul (Levesque) in this conversation. Either way, they were like if John wants to do it, boom, it's a shoe in. We just need to sell it to him. So I don't know if John was aware of it or not. But I was talking to the office about doing it and was told if we're in Philly, it's like boom, shoe in. If we don't do Philly on his retirement tour, then that doesn't mean we can't do it. We just got to think about it and figure it out."

John Cena has less than five dates left on his farewell tour. His last match will take place on December 13, 2025, at Saturday Night's Main Event in Washington, D.C.

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