Matt Hardy: I See Value In A Potential Seventeenth Title Reign For John Cena Before He Officially Retires

Matt Hardy wants to see John Cena have one more title reign.

John Cena announced earlier this year and then at Money in the Bank that he plans on retiring soon, that will officially be set in stone at the end of 2025 where Cena plans on wrestling through the year at events like the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, WrestleMania, and much more.

When asked his thoughts on the retirement of Cena, this is what Matt Hardy had to say on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy.

“I wouldn’t mind that. I wouldn’t mind that at all. I think he is such a WWE loyalist, I wouldn’t mind that. He would be a great guy to get that honor. When you look back at him and it’s all said and done, he spent his entire career at WWE and for WWE, and he really is one of the more loyal employees that has ever worked at WWE. So yeah, I wouldn’t mind that at all,” Hardy said.

“I think there is something that could be valuable from a run with John Cena. I just think if people get so emotionally connected to him in this journey, like, ‘Oh my god, we don’t want it to be over,’ and he gets into a title match, I feel like he could win, and then he doesn’t need a long reign, obviously. You give him a month where he has this, ‘Oh my god, John Cena,’ we’re getting the best of John Cena, and then you have him put over someone clean and make them, and they’re beating this legend, the GOAT, who has had more reigns than anybody else. I think there could he something to that of value,” Hardy said.

Other wrestlers like the Miz have spoken about wanting to also work with Cena before it’s all said and done for the Greatest of All Time.

h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

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