Story byJohn Cena holding a microphoneNic Nemeth holding a microphone1 / 3Former WWE World Heavyweight Champ Calls John Cena 'The Greatest Of All Time'1 / 3Former WWE World Heavyweight Champ Calls John Cena 'The Greatest Of All Time'2 / 3Former WWE World Heavyweight Champ Calls John Cena 'The Greatest Of All Time'John Cena holding a microphone3 / 3Former WWE World Heavyweight Champ Calls John Cena 'The Greatest Of All Time'Nic Nemeth holding a microphoneElla JaySat, February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC·3 min readJohn Cena holding a microphone - Barry Brecheisen/Getty ImagesNearly two months ago, the wrestling world said goodbye to the in-ring career of John Cena, a record-holding 17-time world champion in WWE. Along with the farewells also came an abundance of praise for Cena, with long-time peers such as Randy Orton and Adam "Edge" Copeland paying tribute. Elsewhere, fellow former World Heavyweight Champion Nic Nemeth has echoed sentiments about Cena being WWE's "G. O. A. T."AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I think a few years ago they started calling him the greatest of all time, and you got to go with it because he's done so much, given back to so many different people, but what he stands for is something," Nemeth, formerly known to WWE fans as Dolph Ziggler, told "KVIA-TV." "There was this Attitude Era and then almost nobody came out of it.