Bully Ray On Why He Isn’t a Fan of John Cena Last Match Tournament

Bully Ray isn’t a big fan of WWE’s tournament to determine John Cena’s last opponent, and he recently explained why. Cena announced the “Last Time Is Now” 16-man tournament at Saturday Night’s Main Event. The tournament will see competitors from Raw, Smackdown, NXT and elsewhere compete for a chance to face Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event in December.

Bully spoke on Busted Open Radio of why he’s not a fan of the matter, noting that he wanted a surprise, which won’t be possible in a tournament. You can see highlights below:

On Cena Announcing the Tournament:

“I am sure that John Cena, in his heart of hearts, has somebody that he wants to see be the guy. The chosen one, the handpicked one. Whether or not this is actually going to be allowed, I don’t really know. I think John has been a big player in who his opponents have been up until this point. But this is going to determine, or this has the opportunity to determine, somebody’s definitive future in this company…

“So I’m thinking, what would happen if John and the WWE were really on opposite ends of the spectrum. I.E., John’s like, ‘I really think that this person should be my last match.’ And the higher up, Hunter and Nick Khan are like, ‘John, this is the person who is our future.'”

On Why He’s Not a Fan Of the Idea:

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It’s so funny. I am, I am not a fan of the tournament idea. And I’d be willing to bet a dollar that if Vince McMahon knew about this tournament, he would be destroying his own home. ‘My God. A f**king tourna–‘ Vince hated tournaments. Now I did not share Vince’s opinion on tournaments. But in this case, I’m not a fan of the tournament unless there is somebody involved in this tournament that we don’t see coming. But they’re gonna have to wrestle in the first round. So we’re gonna see them coming.

“I wanted this to be built up. I wanted the anticipation to be built up. Especially if you already know who’s going to win the tournament? Uou can build up the anticipation. ’cause whoever loses in the first round, second round, third round? They’re just going by the wayside. They’re not gonna be able to say, ‘Well, I was in the John Cena tournament.’ It’s not like getting a bronze medal in the Olympics where you still get to stand on the podium, you still get a bronze medal, and your country’s flag still gets to fly high. It’s like, ‘You lost in the first round in the John Cena tournament! Brush your hair.'”

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