Hornswoggle Comments On John Cena’s Retirement

Hornswoggle recently commented on former WWE Champion John Cena hanging up his wrestling boots. Earlier this month, at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Washington, D.C., Cena battled Gunther in his farewell match. The 17-time World Champion put up a great performance before eventually tapping out to The Ring General after the latter locked him in a Sleeper Hold.

In a recent conversation with Wrestling News, Hornswoggle said that other legends’ retirements didn’t hit as hard as John Cena’s. He suggested that it may be because Cena is “the greatest human ever.”

“I was flying home yesterday. I had an appearance on Wednesday, in Indiana, and I was flying home yesterday, and WWE put out that tribute video of sorts from all the wrestlers and the crew and everyone and the staff. Man, I was bawling like a baby on the flight, and I don’t—he said it best on Chris Van Vliet. He goes, ‘If you are doubting that this is going to be my last, you’re going to be upset with yourself.’ It’s just, man. Austin being done didn’t hit as hard. Ric Flair being done didn’t hit as hard. Shawn Michaels being done didn’t hit [as hard], and I think that’s culture-wide and wrestling fandom-wide. I think about it like Flair called his last match. Kind of. It was the, you know, the ‘If I lose, I’m done.’ Shawn called his last match. It was, ‘If I lose, I’m done.’ Austin rode off to the sunset after ‘Mania, and then he came back for the Kevin Owens match. But I cannot put a finger on why this one is hitting the wrestling community so big. I think it truly is because John Cena is just the greatest human ever. I think that’s it, and I think that’s why. I think that’s the only reasoning.”

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