Fightful Select has published backstage WWE news on the reaction to John Cena’s final match, Triple H’s reaction and other news from within the company, all coming out of Saturday Night’s Main Event, which took place at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
-Robert F. Kennedy was in attendance at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event. However, Vince McMahon and Donald Trump were not at the show and had not planned to be at the show.
-Randy Orton and other WWE talent and crew were in Saudi Arabia to promote the 2026 Royal Rumble. There was disappointment with some backstage that he couldn’t make it.
-John Cena stuck around for a while after the show, saying goodbyes and taking pictures with coworkers
-Bayley, CM Punk and many others were seen watching John Cena’s match in the audience
-WWE is adamant that Cena is not wrestling again and they have no plans on asking him to.
-There were plenty of people on both sides of the fence regarding the finish of Cena’s last match, with most on the creative and booking side in favor of it. Several talent wished that Cena would have been booked to win his final match, but at the same time, understood the reality of Gunther winning and the booking moving forward. It was added that there were no talent angry about the finish.
-Triple H was said to have had a smile on his face in Gorilla position over the finish and had the same reaction in front of the camera while being booed, as he did backstage
-The heat on Gunther was so heavy, he legitimately had to be escorted out of the Capital One Arena. It was added that he was followed by a number of fans.
-There were a lot of off-the-cuff moments that were said to have not been planned for the show, including the emotional ringside interview with Cody Rhodes, and some of the in-ring stuff that took place after the match.
-John Cena is expected to make future appearances for WWE, on screen and off. At the time of Fightfu’s report, it is unclear what those appearances will be.
-One source tied to NBCUniversal said that this was the most buzz they have seen for a WWE event on Peacock outside of WrestleMania.
-CM Punk is set to work with Bronson Reed, while Cody Rhodes is set to work with Drew McIntyre in world title matches for the upcoming Holiday and European tours. WWE is also planning on Stephanie Vaquer vs. IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez for those tours as well.