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'It came out of nowhere' - AJ Styles on his last match with John Cena (X)
Overview
- AJ Styles and John Cena are set to face each other one last time at Crown Jewel 2025
- There was a huge demand from the fans for the match to happen, which eventually led to it being a reality
- The Phenomenal One claimed it to be an unexpected match and promised it's going to be incredible
AJ Styles and John Cena are set to face each other one last time at Crown Jewel 2025. There was a huge demand from the fans for the match to happen, which eventually led to it being a reality. The Phenomenal One claimed it to be an unexpected match and promised it's going to be incredible.
In an interview with Mera Wrestling via ABEMA, Styles claimed that he's happy for the opportunity to wrestle Cena in his retirement tour. However, he claimed to have not expected the match and added it came out of nowhere. Styles promised to have an incredible match to capp off their rivalry.
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"I am certainly happy for the opportunity to wrestle John Cena on his retirement tour. I did not think this was going to happen. It honestly just came out of nowhere. But I accept it, I want it and me and John are going to have one last match and it’s going to be incredible," Styles said in the interview.
How the AJ Styles vs John Cena match for Crown Jewel 2025 was made official?
Fans wanted one last match between Cena and Styles, potentially at Clash in Paris. However, after Logan Paul set his match with Cena, there was a huge backlash from the fans. With Cena speaking highly of Styles in many interviews, the demand only grew from the fans.
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After his match against Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza, Cena took to X and asked from fans their opinion on a match between him and Styles, which received a great response. Hence, the match was made official by Triple H for Perth. Styles and Cena had arguably the best WWE rivalry in the 2016-17 period, whose rivalry will end at Crown Jewel.