{"id":143253,"date":"2025-10-07T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=143253"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:48:57","slug":"heres-why-wwe-must-book-john-cena-vs-dominik-mysterio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/10\/07\/heres-why-wwe-must-book-john-cena-vs-dominik-mysterio\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Why WWE Must Book John Cena vs Dominik Mysterio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little over two months is how long John Cena will be an active WWE wrestler. This year has been full of surprises and quite a few dull moments in Cena\u2019s career, all things considered. He started this year on a high note. He gave us many great moments, such as his heel turn at Elimination Chamber against Cody Rhodes, and more recently, his incredible main event match against The American Nightmare at SummerSlam.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone can agree that Cena has nothing left to prove in his wrestling career. He\u2019s the most accomplished wrestler in the WWE today, and for this reason, fans aren\u2019t happy with how Triple H and Co. have handled his retirement tour. It seems WWE doesn\u2019t know where they are going with Cena, and they don\u2019t have a lot of time left. They can still try to salvage his retirement tour by giving him a proper send-off. Only a few superstars will get to work with Cena now, and here\u2019s why Dominik Mysterio has to be one of them.<\/p>\n<h2>John Cena Vs Dominik Mysterio Needs To Happen This Year<\/h2>\n<p>Recently,<a href=\"http:\/\/bodyslam.net\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Bodyslam.net<\/a> reported that WWE is considering a John Cena vs Dominik Mysterio match post-Crown Jewel. Cena will have only <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/09\/30\/the-perfect-ending-fantasy-booking-the-final-wwe-dates-of-john-cena\/\" target=\"_self\">four dates left after this event<\/a>, and they\u2019ll likely want to build this proper storyline first before doing this match.<\/p>\n<p>Dominik is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion, as well as the AAA Mega Champion. Interestingly enough, Cena has never won the Intercontinental Title in his WWE career. It\u2019s the only thing he needs to achieve Grand Slam status in WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Some weeks back, during an appearance on the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TcmZM_Ay2FU&amp;t=22s&amp;pp=ygUpRG9taW5payBNeXN0ZXJpbyByYXAgb24gd3Jlc3RsaW5nIHBvZGNhc3Q%3D\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rap On Wrestling<\/a> podcast, Dominik Mysterio even challenged Cena to come and get the IC Title from him if he really wants to become a Grand Slam Champion.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI mean, he can try, and what\u2019s that thing he says? If you want some, come get some. You know what? John, you know where I\u2019m at. If you want to come finish your Grand Slam quest, these little side quests you\u2019re on, I\u2019m here all day. Every Monday, you know where I\u2019ll be.\u201d (H\/T <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/dominik-mysterio-to-john-cena-if-you-want-to-come-finish-your-grand-slam-quest-im-here-all-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fightful<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One can argue that, at this point in his career, Grand Slam status doesn\u2019t mean much for John Cena, and they\u2019re right. But a match against Mysterio would still be a good idea. Dominik is young and has the potential to become a WWE Champion in the future. In Cena\u2019s last few matches, he\u2019s only worked against established stars. If he ends up facing Mysterio, even if he goes over him, it\u2019d still give Dirty Dom the rub from a legend.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_143370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143370\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143370 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/22-9-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A graphic for WWE Raw featuring John Cena and Dominik Mysterio.\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/22-9-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/22-9-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/22-9-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/22-9-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/22-9.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-143370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are multiple ways WWE can do a match between them. It doesn\u2019t even have to be a retirement match between these two. They can just do a regular match and have someone interfere (it could even be Cena\u2019s final opponent) and give Cena the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Dom being Dom, everyone knows that if he gets even a technical victory against The Cenation Leader, he\u2019ll use it for the bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Cena is focused on his upcoming match against AJ Styles at the Crown Jewel PLE. Do you want to see John Cena vs Dominik Mysterio before his retirement?<\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE\u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on John Cena, Dominik Mysterio, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event, as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little over two months is how long John Cena will be an active WWE wrestler. This year has been full of surprises and quite a few dull moments in Cena\u2019s career, all things considered. He started this year on a high note. He gave us many great moments, such as his heel turn at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5645,"featured_media":143369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2192,4,3],"tags":[6530,165],"class_list":["post-143253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-dominik-mysterio","tag-john-cena"],"modified_by":"Marilee Gallagher, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143253"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144426,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143253\/revisions\/144426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}