John Cena’s farewell tour has fans excited for what’s to come, but don’t expect a final showdown between Cena and Kurt Angle in the ring.
On a recent edition of the “Insight” podcast, Angle was asked about whether a match could happen at some point in 2025. He said,
“No, I can’t wrestle anymore. Actually, you know what I did? I did wrestle about two months ago. I did a commercial for CBS, and it was for the NFL pre-game for the Ravens and Steelers. So me and a gentleman named Kyle Brandt, he’s a sportscaster for CBS. He pretended he was the Ravens and I pretended I was the Steelers. We had a pro wrestling match and I was bumping.”
When host Chris Van Vliet joked that Angle having a match means there’s a chance of facing Cena, the Olympian again refuted the idea. He said,
“No, no, no. Because what happened was I threw my back out and I couldn’t walk for a week after that. My wife was like, you’re never getting in that ring again, and she’s right. I shouldn’t have even got in the ring, but it was a lot of fun to do it. But I would love to wrestle John Cena. There’s nobody that wants to wrestle John more than I do for his retirement match, especially with the respect I have for him. I just can’t do it.”
Cena debuted on WWE’s main roster in June 2002 by answering Angle’s open challenge and promising the ‘Ruthless Aggression’ that would define the era.
Cena has declared himself for the Men’s Royal Rumble match that will take place on February 1. He previously won the match in 2008 and 2013.