John Cena has been in rare form since SummerSlam, both in the ring and on the mic.
His matches with Cody Rhodes, Logan Paul and Sami Zayn were all above-average, but the same can’t be said for his Wrestlepalooza outing against Brock Lesnar. It was glorified flurry of finishers and an inferior version of their SummerSlam 2014 main-event.
Lesnar eviscerated Cena with multiple F5s, secured the victory and attacked the referee for good measure. There was no post-match angle to reveal where either of them are headed, but it has been announced that the next match on Cena’s farewell tour will take place at Crown Jewel.
Outside of an unnecessary rematch, there isn’t an obvious opponent for Cena at the event, but with the way he’s been built up as a dominant threat as of late, Bronson Reed would be the perfect person for the spot, especially with Heyman reuniting with Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza and Heyman being aligned with Reed through The Vision.
Not only did Reed pin Jey Uso to win the tag team match at Wrestlepalooza, he’s also an Australia native and thus it’d be booking malpractice for him to be left off the card entirely. A grudge match with Roman Reigns would be logical if Reigns returns before then, but Reed vs. Cena would be an equally-massive opportunity for him in his home country.