Posted on 12/19/125 by Colin Vassallo
Wanna Talk About? podcast, John Cena described in detail the
meaning behind tapping out in his final match against
Gunther.
“For the last five minutes, everything I preach about story
and drama and having a conversation with the audience…The
ones I love are in the front row,” Cena told Cody. “I know
my colleagues are watching on the monitor back there. We’re
just in a sleeper hold, man. We’re just in a sleeper hold.
But we’re having that conversation with the audience.”
The tap out was widely panned by fans and critics and was
seen as something that goes against what John Cena has
preached for the past 20 years: never give up.
Cena described him tapping out as taking his last breath
after struggling, comparing it to somebody passing away and
the final moments of their life before they let go.
“So as I essentially take my last breath, I have struggled.
If you think of somebody, the natural causes scenario or
however we picture loss in our life. All of us have been
through it,” Cena continued. “They struggle, they struggle,
they struggle, they hang on just long enough to make sure to
say goodbye to everybody that’s been meaningful in their
lives.”
He said that on that Saturday, he had many vulnerable,
meaningful conversations with a lot of people and he
connected with everybody he loves.
“Physically, I feel great. I think it’s time to take that
last breath. And that’s that…I hate to keep going back
morbidly to obituaries, but this person died peacefully,” he
said. “And knowing that like, man, we are in a good place.
We’re going to be great going forward. The bottom of the T-
shirt says, ‘I gave everything, thank you for everything.’
And that one moment…that was that, going peacefully.”
The 17-time world champion also added that Saturday far
exceeded everything he envisioned and discussed how he had a
final toast with the whole WWE locker room before the show
to thank them for everything they have done leading up to
the day.