{"id":148966,"date":"2025-12-18T08:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=148966"},"modified":"2025-12-18T08:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:34:07","slug":"gunther-says-john-cena-fans-secretly-like-him-but-wont-admit-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/18\/gunther-says-john-cena-fans-secretly-like-him-but-wont-admit-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunther Says John Cena Fans Secretly Like Him But Won\u2019t Admit It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gunther has been making headlines ever since his December 13 match against John Cena. This was the biggest fight of Gunther&#8217;s career so far. Not only did he get to work with The Cenation Leader, but he also became one of the only few wrestlers to even make him tap out.<\/p>\n<p>The Ring General recently talked about his match in an interview, and here&#8217;s what he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Gunther Speaks On John Cena&#8217;s Fans Will Eventually Become His Fans<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zqx17LeXKjA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TMZ&#8217;s Inside The Ring<\/a> podcast, host Branson Quirke asked Gunther if John Cena fans, who are upset right now because he ended his career, will eventually become his fans. Gunther responded:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cYeah. Deep down, I think they all appreciate and like me and respect me. [They are] just way too proud to show it. I think that&#8217;s the issue.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Gunther made Cena tap out on Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event, the arena fell silent. Fans were shocked by this ending, because a lot of them thought Cena would end his career with one final win.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Gunther Opens Up After Retiring John Cena | TMZ&#039;s Inside The Ring\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zqx17LeXKjA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>If you use any quotes from this article, please credit TMZ Sports and provide an H\/T to LastWordOnSports.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned to the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more <\/span><\/i>on Gunther, John Cena 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 wrestl<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ing world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. 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You can follow WWE on social media and relive top moments on <\/span><\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WWE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gunther has been making headlines ever since his December 13 match against John Cena. This was the biggest fight of Gunther&#8217;s career so far. Not only did he get to work with The Cenation Leader, but he also became one of the only few wrestlers to even make him tap out. 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