Dave Bautista explains why he would by no means do a retirement tour like John Cena.

16-time John Cena will conclude his in-ring profession following a retirement tour all through 2025. Dave Bautista, previously referred to as Batista, retired in 2019, and he has made it clear that he gained’t taint his storybook ending by returning.

Talking on Perception with Chris Van Vliet, Dave Bautista mentioned why he couldn’t do a retirement tour like John Cena. Nevertheless, he additionally acknowledged that he might see Cena’s level.

“I get together with John. I respect John so much, much more than folks suppose I do for some motive. I feel the web and I feel followers have constructed this rivalry between us, which there actually isn’t, however that is how we’re totally different. I’d by no means do that [retirement tour]. I wouldn’t, I couldn’t. It might really feel disingenuous to me to go round and I simply couldn’t.

“However the place I see his level the place he desires to go round and he desires to personally thank all of the followers, however there’s simply one thing in me the place I simply couldn’t do it. It might really feel uncomfortable to me, accolades really feel uncomfortable to me. I might by no means be the kind of babyface who was saying good things as a result of I wished to get the gang to cheer for me. I couldn’t be that man.”

Dave Bautista: I Retired The Means I Wished

Bautista reiterated that he retired the best way that he wished. He acknowledged that he cherished and revered what John Cena is doing, however he couldn’t do it himself.

“I really like and respect what he’s doing together with his complete tour to say thanks to the followers, however we’re simply totally different that method,” Dave Bautista stated. “I couldn’t do it. I went out the best way I wished. I retired the best way I wished. I didn’t wish to make an enormous deal out of it. I introduced my retirement on Instagram and I knew I used to be going to do it. I simply didn’t wish to inform anyone I used to be going to do it as a result of I didn’t need anyone to say, no, no, you bought to come back in, you bought to offer a speech, you already know, the followers. I don’t know, simply one thing about it might have felt false to me. I couldn’t do it.” 

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