Lyra Valkyria remembers asking John Cena for recommendation, as he gears up for retirement.
The 16-time WWE Champion revealed earlier this 12 months that he’ll hold up his boots in 2025. John Cena will wrestle a number of dates subsequent 12 months, with 36 separate appearances deliberate earlier than the tip of his profession.
This appears prone to embrace matches on the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 41, in addition to quite a few others. His impending retirement has led to different wrestlers, like NXT’s Lyra Valkyria, reminiscing about their interactions with the WWE legend.
Lyra Valkyria spoke with Steve Fall for Ten Depend Media about asking John Cena for recommendation throughout a chat in NXT.
Valkyria revealed how she clumsily requested Cena if the “It Issue” is one thing that could possibly be discovered. He replied that he thought that it may.
“It’s insane. I did get the prospect to talk to him.” Lyra Valkyria mentioned. “He spoke to the room after we had been in NXT, and I requested him a query. I didn’t phrase it very properly on the time, however I bear in mind him understanding precisely what I meant. He mentioned, ‘Oh, you’re asking me if ‘It’ is learnable?’ And he mentioned, ‘Sure, I feel it’s.’ By way of the leisure issue, the star energy—who higher to ask that query than John Cena?
“I’ve all the time discovered him very inspiring and motivational. So, yeah, getting to talk to him was superb. I feel it’s very unhappy that he’s in his final 12 months, however I’m actually excited to see who will get his final match.”
Lyra Valkyria added that she thinks Cena ought to face Randy Orton in his remaining match subsequent 12 months.