Bryan Danielson Says He Hasn’t Seen Any Of John Cena’s Retirement Tour, Notes He Hopes It Goes Well

This weekend, John Cena will take on GUNTHER in what will be the retiring legend’s final match. The star has been on a retirement tour since the start of the year which has included a shocking heel turn, his 17th world championship and Cena finally getting his hands on the Intercontinental Title. Now, one of his former rivals has offered support ahead of Saturday Night’s Main Event.

In a new interview with Justin Barrasso, Bryan Danielson revealed he hasn’t watched any of Cena’s retirement tour, though he expressed his view that the legend deserves a great end to his career.

“I honestly haven’t watched, I’m entering this experimental phase of my life where I’m experiencing less input from media. When I went to visit my mother recently, I made a 13-hour drive. I didn’t listen to any music, I didn’t listen to any podcasts. There was nothing but silence. The only times there wasn’t silence was when my wife called, I got on an AEW call, or when I called mom. As I experiment with less input, that also means less wrestling input. So I haven’t seen any of John Cena’s final run. I’m not watching, but I hope it goes really well for John. That guy deserves the last year of his career to be awesome.”

-Bryan Danielson

Cena was crucial when it came to Danielson’s rise to prominence in WWE. As Bryan’s popularity was skyrocketing, he earned a win over the now 17-time world champion at SummerSlam 2013, setting him on a path to winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 30.

Should more emerge ahead of John Cena’s retirement, Bodyslam will keep you informed.