John Cena’s participation in the 2025 Royal Rumble match has generated discussion following his recent appearance on RAW’s Netflix debut. During his farewell tour announcement, Cena expressed his intention to pursue a 17th world championship reign, acknowledging that winning the Royal Rumble could provide that opportunity.
Sam Roberts addressed Cena’s potential victory during his Notsam Wrestling podcast, presenting a strategic perspective on the situation.
The only reason why John Cena is not my pick to win the Royal Rumble is simple arithmetic. If John Cena wins the Royal Rumble, John Cena does not compete in an Elimination Chamber unless you figure out some reason for him to do it.
Roberts elaborated on his reasoning, highlighting the importance of seeing Cena compete in the Elimination Chamber structure one final time.
In my mind, the winner of the Elimination Chamber match will face the champion that the winner of the Royal Rumble is not facing. So, if John Cena wins the Royal Rumble, he’s not in the Elimination Chamber match, which means that we’ve seen the last time that John Cena will be in a Chamber match. He’s made it clear. There’s one men’s Chamber match this year. It’s happening at the beginning of March in Canada. I wanna see John Cena in that Elimination Chamber match. To get there, he’s gotta lose the Royal Rumble.
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