Jonathan Coachman, a veteran and former announcer for WWE, recently voiced strong disapproval regarding John Cena’s record-setting 17th championship victory at WrestleMania 41. During an appearance on the Two Man Power Trip podcast, Coachman expressed his dismay over the events that unfolded, particularly highlighting the non-appearance of The Rock at the event.
Coachman asserted that The Rock’s absence “sucked the oxygen out of the arena.” He further criticized The Rock’s subsequent justification on Pat McAfee’s podcast, where he claimed he did not wish to overshadow Cena.
Instead of The Rock, Travis Scott made an appearance at WrestleMania 41, interfering in Cena’s match by pulling the referee out of the ring after Cody Rhodes had delivered a Cross Rhodes to Cena. Coachman vehemently questioned the creative decision. “I’m a pretty creative person, but it would have taken me about that long (snaps finger) to go, ‘Okay, let’s have a boring match with a few moves and then send Travis Scott and all 160 pounds of him down to the ring,’ and then have John Cena miss Cody (Rhodes) by a foot with the shot with the belt and that’s how Cena wanted to move into the record books?” Coachman stated.
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He further added critical remarks about Cena’s championship match. “So, when you talk about the 17-time world champion, that’s gonna be the match that he won it in? That’s what he’s gonna be bragging about for the rest of his career? Come on, don’t insult our intelligence. That was quite possibly the worst way you could break the record.” Having traveled with Cena, Coachman expressed his disbelief, noting, “I can’t believe that he was on board with this. But, alas, he’s also a team player.”
Cody Rhodes and John Cena are scheduled to compete against each other in a tag team match at the WWE Money in the Bank PLE on June 7. Rhodes will partner with WWE Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso, while Cena’s ally will be Paul Logan. On a recent episode of SmackDown, Cena and Paul gained an advantage over their upcoming opponents by laying out both Rhodes and Uso during the final segment of the show.
Cena concluded that SmackDown episode by delivering a promo that Coachman described as being “in line with him ‘ruining wrestling’ for every fan,” while concurrently promoting Paul as the future of the wrestling business.
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