Key Highlights
- Wood cited the heel turn and questionable booking as rationale for the grade. From Wood:“While Bischoff and many others enjoyed aspects of Cena's retirement, the heel turn doomed the tour's success, as mishandled matchups and rivalries marred it throughout.
- Add in a lack of cohesion between matches and the overall storyline, and the fans looking for a meaningful departure have been left disappointed.“Instead of finishing on a high note with a legacy-defining finale, Cena's retirement tour was a series of wasted moments.” The decision to have Cena lose his final match, especially by tap out, instead of having him ride off into the sunset with a win, drew the ire of fans.
- Paul Levesque, WWE’s head of creative, shed some light onto the decision after the match. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“John has said the right thing his entire career, that it is about leaving this place better than you found it,” Levesque said.
- “I think that people don’t… There’s no way for people to understand that in the moment.
- But you do what is right for the business.