During an appearance at Fan Expo New Orleans, John Cena explained why he loved his retirement match against Gunther, which took place back on December 13 at Saturday Night’s Main Event at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
Cena thanked the fans for how they responded, both positively and negatively positively to the finish, which saw Cena tap out in the end, having a smile on his face. Criticism came over the finish was met with the angry fans at the show and on social media afterwards, as many fans questioned Cena’s “Never Give Up” Motto.
“Thank you [for reminding] me that you’re allowed to have your opinion, and thank you for not just conforming to a certain set of standards. Thank you for being vocal enough to express how you felt, because every moment can be a teachable moment. I put together – my job is to try to put together a story that I think you all will enjoy. And when there’s critical opinion out there, I’m all ears. I don’t ignore the critics. I’m thankful for them for [Washington] D.C. and every match I had before that. And like I said, I guess a kind of parallel to my career, I think it was a perfect end. Because a whole lot of people thought it sucked, and a whole lot of people thought it was special. And that’s kind of been my story for 23 years. So I thought it was perfect.”
Quote source: F4WOnline