What did Roman Reigns say to John Cena ahead of his WWE retirement match? Details explored

As John Cena bid farewell in the final wrestling match of his career on December 13, his colleagues sent tributes in their unique ways.

WWE produced a video montage featuring special messages from them, including his former rival, Roman Reigns. Ahead of John Cena’s final match, Reigns also took to Instagram to share his message for the legend.

In a short clip shared on his account, Reigns holds a placard which reads:

“Thank You! John.”

And captioned the post with a hashtag which said:

“#ThankYouCena.”

Cena and Reigns are primarily known as rivals in WWE, with Reigns holding an undefeated 11-0 singles record against the WWE superstar. Despite the on-screen rivalry, Reigns holds much respect for Cena, which was evident in his latest Instagram tribute ahead of Cena’s retirement.

Cena’s retirement match took place at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The ringside hosted several WWE veterans like Kurt Angle, Trish Stratus, Mark Henry, Rob Van Dam, Michelle McCool, Eve Torres, and Sami Zayn.

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Dwayne Johnson shares a special message for John Cena

As John Cena headed for his last WWE match before his retirement on December 13 at Saturday Night's Main Event, many wrestlers and celebrities offered their heartfelt tributes to him.

This included messages from Roman Reigns who held a “Thank You John” sign in a WWE montage, while Brock Lesnar quipped “I Can See You.”

Additionally, Dwayne Johnson, aka "The Rock, posted a video message for his “brother and friend, John Cena, on his Instagram account ahead of his retirement match. He praised his legacy as the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) and urged him to “tear the house down.”

They have reportedly headlined WrestleMania 28 and 29 and also had a brief altercation during the main event of WrestleMania 40.

Recalling their shared history in WWE as rivals and tag team partners, Johnson said in his message:

“I feel like you and I have this wild and crazy history and yes, we have spilled blood together in our matches, literally. We’ve torn tendons literally in our matches. We’ve broken records, and man, that’s been incredible. And I’ll always be proud of that.”

He called John Cena, “a good human being” while thanking him for his contributions, accomplishments and sacrifices in the professional wrestling world.

Johnson shared his message for John Cena alongside a caption which read:

“John, you epitomize one of my favorite quotes, “it’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice”. Congratulations on your historic and extraordinary [tagged WWE] career, my friend. Have fun, tear it down, and as always, “thank you for the house.”

Reportedly, John Cena turned heel at WWE Elimination Chamber in March after winning the Men's Elimination Chamber match. It was reported that he did so at the behest of The Rock, who had him and rapper Travis Scott attack WWE champion Cody Rhodes.

However, Cena dismissed the rumors surrounding The Rock’s involvement and his own heel turn, stating “Who cares? It doesn't matter” in a recent interview with Chris Van Cliet on the Insight podcast.