John Cena takes subtle shots at The Rock, Travis Scott in pre-SummerSlam showdown with Cody Rhodes
John Cena appeared to come to his senses with just over hours to go before he defended the Undisputed WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam in a street fight Cena had been the villain since he aligned with The Rock and Travis Scott in February at Elimination Chamber He kicked Rhodes in the groin then and got Scott s help at WrestleMania to defeat Rhodes for his th championship reign the majority in WWE history CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMOn Friday s edition of SmackDown the crowd that packed the Prudential Center in Newark got a classic Cena promo He thanked Rhodes for pulling him out of his bad-guy persona declared that he wasn t going to try to ruin wrestling anymore and instead sought to take his belt with him when he left WWE because he didn t want the fans to forget about him Cena reported Rhodes beatdown gave him the kick in the butt he needed to dig down and find himself and also had subtle shots for the Rock and Scott JELLY ROLL GIVES CREDIT TO WWE STARS AHEAD OF SUMMERSLAM 'THAT WRESTLING-IS-FAKE STUFF GOTTA GO OUT THE DOOR' For years day in and day out I had forged a reputation off of hard work honestly and respect And now I realize five months ago I flushed it all down the toilet chasing false glory when I bought into somebody's idea to make shocking TV And we did we shocked the world we made great TV Then the dust settles and everybody goes back to their normal lives and the people who were supposed to be on my company left They left me alone to try to pretend to be somebody I'm not Cena stated Mark your calendar Cody August in Newark New Jersey the day that John Cena came back to the WWE I don t know who leaves with this on Sunday holding up the title But I do know who wins each and every one of you the fans because I m ultimately over my own BS and at long last we get to see Cody Rhodes face off against the greatest of all time at my best with something to prove in a main event street fight with no rules that you wished Well if you want particular come get several And on Sunday the only platinum rapper showing up to whip your a-- is me Rhodes couldn t help but smile It was Cena whom fans were familiar with But the -year-old will compete in a grueling street fight with the possibility of his title reign coming to an end Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
