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Former Rival 'Very Angry' About Apparent John Cena Retirement Tour Snub

Originally posted on Wrestling on SI | By Rick Ucchino | Last updated Sep 26, 2025 9:20 AM ET

John Cena has acknowledged that it's just not possible for him to work with every Superstar that had an impact on his career before his retirement tour comes to an end. And with just five dates remaining, the window of opportunity to face the Greatest of All-Time is closing fast.

After locking up for the final time with the likes of Randy Orton, CM Punk and most recently Brock Lesnar, Cena's next trip down memory lane will take him to Perth, Australia, where he'll battle AJ Styles at WWE Crown Jewel.

A revisit of their battles over the WWE Championship from 2016 and 2017 was something the WWE Universe, as well as Cena and Styles themselves, had been pushing to see transpire for months on end. Now that it's officially happening on Saturday, October 11, there's at least one person who has publicly stated he's not thrilled about it.

When Cena first announced that he was going on a retirement tour, The Miz was one of the first people to express their desire for one more match. As Cena's available dates dwindle down, the two-time WWE grand slam champion is starting to lose faith that it'll happen following the Crown Jewel announcement.

“I was happy for AJ Styles, but very angry that it’s AJ Styles versus John Cena and not John Cena versus The Miz,” he told Adrian Hernandez of Unlikely. "I beat the guy at WrestleMania in the main event for the WWE Championship, one of the only people ever to do something like that, and I can’t get a match with John Cena."

The Miz may need help from WWE fans to get his shot at John Cena

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The Miz got very fired up during his rant to Hernandez. It was the very last thing they spoke about in the video posted above and Miz even called on the fans to start clamoring for him to face John Cena like they did for AJ Styles. Especially given the history his has with the Never Seen 17-Time World Champion.

"I’m pretty upset," The Miz said. "Like, that’s my heart talking... Selfishly, I want that match."

Following Crown Jewel, John Cena will have four appearances left in his career. He'll be at two episodes of Monday Night Raw and Survivor Series in November and then his retirement match will take place at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13.

It's still unknown which Superstar will get the honor of being Cena's final opponent. Rumors have been swirling around people like Dominik Mysterio and Gunther, but nothing has been officially announced for any of his final four appearances.

This article first appeared on Wrestling on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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