Ric Flair calls out John Cena and teases coming to Cody Rhodes’ aid.
Cena won the Men’s Elimination Chamber to earn a shot at Cody Rhodes’ Undisputed WWE Championship at WWE Elimination Chamber. He then turned heel and sided with The Rock in the shocking conclusion of the show.
In a tweet, Ric Flair responded to John Cena’s heel turn. He highlighted how it had been 25 years since he won his last world title. Flair then called Cena out and said that he loved and respected Cena, but the newly-turned heel wouldn’t be taking anything from Cody Rhodes. Flair said that if he had to fight his way through security to hit the ring, he would. He also said that he’d take the day off of blood thinners. Flair ended the message by saying, “Let’s do this.”
Flair and Cena are tied for the record with 16 world title wins. “The Nature Boy” has commented on the possibility of Cena potentially breaking the record. Flair, 76, has not wrestled since he had his last match in 2022, though he has occasionally teased lacing up his boots again. However, he recently stated that he would not be returning to the ring.
Ric Flair On John Cena
Flair recently appeared on Busted Open Radio and discussed the possibility of Cena potentially breaking the world title record.
“I have to tell you how exciting that stuff with Uso and John Cena was—great, great story. You know, I said to myself, if they do take this with John—and this is a selfish comment—they’ll be talking about me more on TV than everybody else going into Theia, right? And when John hit the floor, I went, ‘Damn,’ because it would have really led to a lot of speculation about whether John would break the record,” Ric Flair said.
“I’d like it to be one of three people—Randy [Orton] Charlotte, or John. My first pick would be Charlotte. I have so much time for John Cena. He is truly one of the really great people in our business—polite and nice. At least to me, if I’d have to be missing something to say that he’s not special to me. John is very special,” the Nature Boy added.
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