Select Answers: Cena Retirement Tour, Daniel Puder, The Rock

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Who do you wish was gonna be on the Cena Retirement tour of matches?

Of the ones that haven't, Cope/Edge, which isn't a possibility. But Jacob Fatu, Bron Breakker and Gunther are the three biggest ones. John Cena's career often featured him against powerhouses, and I think all three of those could and would be great opponents for him. I'm still hopeful for one of those to be his retirement. I think that someone that could really benefit from retiring him, just like he benefited from Angle helping him in his debut.

Hey Sean! I recently saw an old clip of Daniel Puder in WWE. With you being an MMA fan, what did you think of Puder’s short WWE run years ago? Thanks!

His WWE run absolutely sucked. He wasn't a good wrestler, he didn't have in-ring or on character charisma. His only main roster match was Royal Rumble, which was serviceable. He also was not good in OVW, then left the business. He came back in ROH, was again....not good, then left the business. Then he came back and wrestled in Japan and you'll be surprised to learn he was also not good. However, I was shocked he didn't continue his MMA career. He had one fight before WWE and won, and then was very successful in Strikeforce and BoDog Fight, which were decent sized MMA promotions. He ended up being 8-0, which honestly is impressive at the heavyweight levels of MMA. In most of his fights, he was facing competition of comparable experience. I thought for sure UFC would bring him in and market him as the man who beat up Kurt Angle. I was surprised when he didn't get on the Heavyweight season of The Ultimate Fighter that Kimbo was on. He now runs a non profit and doesn't bleach his hair.

If they can get the rock locked in for another match, who do you think they go with between Roman and Cody?

I think it should be Roman Reigns, because it's a match they've always wanted to put together, and fans have always wanted. If you get just one more match, it should be that, but I also am of the belief Cody should finally get one over on Rock. Because Rock has repeatedly made efforts to stand in Cody's way on screen. At some point, the active, current, top babyface and QB of the company should be getting one over to end things. He kind of did at Mania 40, but then The Rock unfolded the heel turn and peaced out.