{"id":285418,"date":"2025-04-19T07:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/before-wrestlemania-cody-rhodes-calls-john-cena-overrated-overbearing-i-worshipped-you-but-you-still-cant-wrestle\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T07:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:13:28","slug":"before-wrestlemania-cody-rhodes-calls-john-cena-overrated-overbearing-i-worshipped-you-but-you-still-cant-wrestle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/before-wrestlemania-cody-rhodes-calls-john-cena-overrated-overbearing-i-worshipped-you-but-you-still-cant-wrestle\/","title":{"rendered":"Before Wrestlemania, Cody Rhodes calls John Cena \u2018overrated, overbearing\u2019:\u00a0\u2018I worshipped you but you still can\u2019t wrestle\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just like the final Raw episode before Wrestlemania<\/a>, the final Smackdown had its moments as well. With the biggest WrestleMania just around the corner, John Cena and Cody Rhodes got in each other\u2019s face yet again and proceeded to engage in a war of words in front of a sold-out Las Vegas crowd.<\/p>\n

The current champ walked out to the ring, all ready to address the crowd two days before he participates in one of the biggest matches of his career, but before he could get a word in, the trumpets start playing loud, and John Cena came out. The 16-time champion<\/a> walked through the jeers and booing, holding a towel behind his head which said, \u2018The last time is now.\u2019 He made his way to the ring and told Cody that he wanted to talk to him one last time before they face each other for the WWE title.<\/p>\n

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Cena referred to his farewell tour and how this WrestleMania was going to be his last one. \u201cSunday is going to be my last time competing in a WrestleMania ring. No one has ever had the courage to end their career the way I have, and there is nothing you could possibly do to prepare to face a man who knows he is going to die.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The crowd witnessed John lean into his \u2018heel\u2019 (negative) character,<\/a> and for the first time since the switch, they seemed to be listening to him even as he berated them for being selfish. \u201cYou will lose because you care about them, and you people (audience) do not write history; winners do. All of this noise from them; these people will always make their own version of the truth,\u201d said Cena.<\/p>\n

Cena then proceeded to explain how Rhodes was completely out of his depth for their match and ridiculed his identity as a wrestler. \u201cYou say you wear that suit because you want to be somebody, that you have that tattoo because you want to be somebody. On Sunday, you are not going to need either, because I am going to make you somebody. You\u2019re still a kid in man\u2019s world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rhodes replied with a barrage of insults, making fun of John\u2019s Hollywood career, age, looks and ability to wrestle. \u201cThis is a different WWE, John. When this was your WWE, I worshipped you; they worshipped you. But since the \u2018GOAT\u2019 hasn\u2019t shown up since the Elimination Chamber, allow me to give you a little perspective. You called me underwhelming; well, guess what? You\u2019re overrated and overbearing. It\u2019s 2025, and you still can\u2019t wrestle.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The segment ended with Cena attempting to give Rhodes an AA, but he ended up getting knocked out by Rhodes\u2019s finisher. Both men will face each other in the main event of Wrestlemania 41,<\/a> which will stream live on Netflix on April 20 and 21 at 4:30 am IST.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n