CM Punk Calls John Cena the GOAT Of The Last 20 Years, Weighs In On Last Time Is Now Tournament

CM Punk is a fan of how John Cena is going out and called Cena the greatest of the last 20 years. Cena has his final match next month at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13th. WWE is holding a Last Time Is Now Tournament to determine Cena’s last opponent. The tournament has featured a couple returning stars who have history with Cena in Zack Ryder and Dolph Ziggler.

Punk has his own extensive history with Cena, and he weighed in on the tournament and more on Mostly Sports. You can see highlights below:

On John Cena’s Retirement:

“To me it’s kind of like — the universe will always put you where you need to be. So me coming back two years ago to WWE was really kind of kismet. Because now all of a sudden, John Cena is doing this retirement tour. And I just — the entire step of the way, I’ve just been fortunate to be there to witness it, you know? Like, I feel like, ‘Man, I really — this is where I needed to be.

“Watching him kind of like gracefully bow out has been just tremendously rewarding, obviously. He’s somebody who — you know, we’re calling him the GOAT. It’s very subjective. But in my lifetime, in my career? Somebody who always led by example, box office superstar. Charismatic through the roof, great on the mic. Does all the pr, you know. YeahOver the last 20 years? 100% the GOAT.”

On the Last Time Is Now Tournament and Dolph Ziggler & Zack Ryder Returning For It:

Yeah. I mean, I think that’s the idea, right? It’s all kind of a feel good-thing. And because he announced it so far ahead of time and said, ‘Here are my dates, this is what we’re doing,’ I think it’s kind of cathartic. Because then the fans can all kind of come together and we all get to say goodbye to him in real time.”

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