John Cena says winning a 17th championship is ‘best for business’ – Cageside Seats
Filed under:This after announcing he will be in the Elimination Chamber and plans to headline WrestleMania 41.I’m not sure anyone expected Jey Uso to eliminate John Cena to win the Royal Rumble in Indianapolis, setting himself up for a championship match at WrestleMania 41. The odds said Cena was going to win the night, with names like CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns just behind him.When the latter three ended their night battling with each other, it seemed clear Cena was the choice. Until he wasn’t.So what’s next?Elimination Chamber, of course:BREAKING: @JohnCena just announced that he will be competing in this year’s Elimination Chamber Match to secure a path towards an opportunity to become a 17-time champ at #WrestleMania 41! TORONTO ️ https://t.co/8JsTRSVCW1 pic.twitter.com/MUR7PGqMv3“Tonight, standing in that ring I wanted this experience to be a tour of good will. I’ve openly admitted I don’t know how much I have left in the tank and I just wanted to do something that would be nice for all of us to get together and have a good time. Unfortunately, tonight it dawned on me that’s not best for business.“What is best for business is I main event WrestleMania. And what is best for business is for the first time I confidently say that I am going to win a 17th championship. So I am announcing tonight that I will compete in the Elimination Chamber. And I’m saying that because after 23 years of loyal service to this company, I feel that opportunity is earned.”He went on to say he’s leaving again to go film a movie, so he’s giving the other five wrestlers in the Elimination Chamber match time to trash him and build themselves up before they take him on. He maintained again that his winning and going on to win a 17th title is what is best for business, and so that is what he is going to do.You interested in this turn of character?Check your inbox for a welcome email.Oops. Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again.
