• The Rock Hurt John Cena’s Career, Says nWo Veteran
John Cena turned heel earlier this year by selling his soul to The Rock at Elimination Chamber 2025, but The Final Boss never showed up on WWE programming after that to follow up on that storyline.
Cena’s heel run ended up being criticized and he turned babyface out of nowhere on the final SmackDown before SummerSlam 2025, and ended his career as a babyface as well.
According to former nWo member & WCW veteran Konnan, The Rock hurt Cena’s career by not showing up. Here’s what he said on his podcast:
“I was not a fan of his first promos because we’d heard those promos before from other people. So, there’s no originality in it. I think Rock’s the guy that really messed everything up.
When [WWE] didn’t want to go with (The Rock vs.) Roman (Reigns at WrestleMania 40), and he just took his ball, went home, said, ‘f**k everybody.’ Cena was very professional because he went with it, even though I thought it hurt his career.”
After WrestleMania 41, The Rock said on The Pat McAfee Show that he didn’t show up because WrestleMania was all about Cena and he didn’t want to take the spotlight away from Cena’s record-setting 17th world title victory.
Before Cena’s retirement match, The Rock posted the following under one of Cena’s Instagram posts:
“Love ya man and as you know, always grateful for all you’ve done for the business we love. You are truly the GOAT. Bring your moonshine, I’ll bring the tequila!”
• Mick Foley Nearly Came Out Of Retirement For One Final Match Against Top AEW Star
Mick Foley has made it clear that his in-ring career is permanently over, revealing that while he seriously considered one final match, the physical cost was simply too high, and no amount of money or nostalgia could change that.
Speaking during his FanX Comic Conventions appearance, Foley explained that the idea of a last match was on the table as he approached his 60th birthday. “I was thinking of doing a last match for my 60th birthday, which has come and gone and so I didn’t do it.”
Foley pointed directly to the long-term damage his body has already endured, particularly his hip and knee replacements, as the deciding factor. “Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor. I really thought if I do some of the things I want to do in this match, I will completely mess up my hip and knee replacement.”
He reflected on the years of pain that led him to those surgeries in the first place, adding, “I remember how painful it was to walk for like 10 years before I got that. I don’t want to go back there, not for any match or any amount of money.”
Despite closing the door on a final bout, Foley revealed that the idea was not purely hypothetical. He confirmed that several people reached out to him with proposals, including one standout pitch from the current AEW World Champion: “I will tell you the guy who put forth the best proposal was MJF.”
He praised the concept behind it, explaining that the storyline potential was strong enough to make him genuinely consider it. “We would have had a heck of a six-week program.”
Even with that level of creativity and intrigue, Foley said the risks outweighed the reward. The temptation to deliver one more violent, emotionally charged performance, something he became famous for, was exactly what made the decision so dangerous.
He acknowledged that if he returned, he wouldn’t want to do a safe or symbolic match. The kind of bout fans would expect from Mick Foley is precisely what his body can no longer handle.
