John Cena v Logan Paul (WWE Clash in Paris 2025)
Once John Cena dropped the WWE Championship and turned babyface, the wrestling world could get back to a proper John Cena farewell tour. There were many dream matches WWE wanted to produce, but it was Logan Paul who got the first shot.
This was a dream match for many as it featured two media sensations, one who was a WWE stalwart, and another who had just started his WWE career. Cena was the man the world wanted to see stick it to Logan Paul.
John Cena still had some gas left in the tank, and the younger Paul brought the best out of him. There was an energy to this match that we hadn’t seen on the retirement tour. John Cena had wanted to work with Logan Paul, and that was reflected by the work that he put in at WWE Clash in Paris.
This was reminiscent of John Cena’s old matches, with the heel getting tons of offense in before Cena made his comeback. It was fun to see both men pull off moves from other wrestlers of Cena’s past. This was a love letter to wrestling, and it was perfectly executed.
Sami Zayn v Chad Gable (Intercontinental Championship Match; WWE Clash at the Castle 2024)
The heel turn of Chad Gable was a thing of beauty. After a loss to Sami Zayn, he lost his cool and proceeded to give the champ a vicious beatdown. That led to weeks of the Alpha Academy leader berating his stablemates and also weaseling his way into another shot at the Intercontinental Championship at WWE Clash at the Castle.
This match was a fitting addition to the history of the Intercontinental Championship. It was an incredibly worked match from two of the best wrestlers on the roster.
The chain wrestling that we saw was fantastic. Sami Zayn was, as advertised, the underdog babyface, with Chad Gable leaning further into his heel role. It’s something to note that Chad Gable has the best German Suplexes in the world. The strength it takes to pull those off is amazing, and Zayn folding in half is the perfect sell.
The drama surrounding the Alpha Academy dominated the finish of this match, but that’s not a terrible thing. Otis turning his back on Chad Gable to assist Maxxine Dupri got a massive reaction from the crowd.
That is more a testament to how great Chad Gable was as a heel than to how anyone turning against him was going to get a great reaction. This was a perfectly executed finish that capped off a tremendous wrestling match.
