The May 30 episode of WWE SmackDown went down at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. That was a big night for the blue brand, and John Cena was in the house.
John Cena’s Undisputed World Title reign has carried on, and that resulted in Cody Rhodes’ shocking return during Saturday Night’s Main Event. This week on SmackDown, the two forces had a chance to share the ring.
This segment closed out the show on SmackDown. Fans in Knoxville sang Cody Rhodes’ entrance music at the top of their lungs, and he got his full entrance. Fans were very excited to see the American Nightmare, and they even stole the UK’s “Cody Rhodes” soccer chant to hype him up before he started.
Cody Rhodes walked fans through his thought process, and how he thought about so much in the time he was away after WrestleMania 41. Then he introduced his Money in the Bank partner, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso. Fans yeeted for a long time after that, and then Jey had another round of yeeting.
Then John Cena’s music interrupted the yeeting. He came out to call Cody and Jey “professional wrestling’s biggest wannabes.” He called them both John Cena wannabes. He said they wanna be him so bad it makes him sick. He said that Cody is too desperate and Jey is too lazy. Then John Cena said that Logan Paul embodies hustle, loyalty, and respect. That is when Cena surprised everyone with his Money in the Bank partner.
Logan Paul came out after that as fans booed him out of the building. John Cena put Logan Paul over as a great pro wrestler, and someone who fans are coming to see. Fans booed Logan out of the building after that, and The Maverick had a chance to grab the microphone to say that he could walk on water, but fans would mock him for not knowing how to swim.
Logan Paul had a chance to drag the 14,000 plus fans in Knoxville. They chanted “shut the f*ck up” in return. Paul simply called them ungrateful, but he also believes he should be WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He told Jey that he got lucky, and everyone knows it. Logan called Cody and Jey “nepo babies” and John Cena and himself “self-made men.”
Paul then said that Cena is the last real champion, but his time is up. Next, it will be Logan Paul as the future of the company. Jey Uso suggested that they don’t wait until Money in the Bank. Logan and John then had a bit of a disagreement about fighting them, and then Cody asked Logan if he was going to go back and “polish Cena’s peacemaker.” At that point, a brawl erupted. That all ended with Logan Paul eating a Superkick and a Cody Cutter to close out the show.
We will keep a close eye on this story for more updates. John Cena’s final run in WWE has certainly been notable, and the 17-time champion is still going strong in his heel run.
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