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Everyone wants a shot at John Cena as his career comes to a close — Logan Paul is one of the lucky ones.
The YouTuber-turned-WWE star found himself in a brief storyline with Cena, whose final match will take place on Dec. 13, that saw them as friends turned rivals.
Cena criticized Paul on an episode of “Friday Night SmackDown” ahead of their match at Clash in Paris in August.
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John Cena and Logan Paul speak in the ring during SmackDown at First Horizon Center on May 30, 2025 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Michael Owens/WWE via Getty Images)
The never-seen 17-time world champion came out with the win, but Paul said it was “truly an honor” to go toe-to-toe with arguably the greatest of all time.
“I am disappointed that I did not come out victorious. He’s really good. I don’t know what to say. Like, halfway through the match, I was like, ‘Oh, this is like a different level of wrestler,'” Paul said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. “But yeah, I mean, it’s John Cena, so I got my match. I’ll see if I can try to convince him to come back for one more so I can beat him next time. But although he told me that he’s not going to do that, he’s not going to do that.”
John Cena stands tall over Logan Paul during SmackDown at The 3Arena Dublin on August 22, 2025, in Dublin, Ireland. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE via Getty Images)
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In the interview, it was discussed that Paul could crash the party on Dec. 13, despite the “Last Time is Now” tournament finalists being Gunther and L.A. Knight.
“I’m not above that,” Paul admitted.
Cena’s final match will take place in Washington, D.C., and President Donald Trump has been known for his love of combat sports. Paul, who attended Trump’s inauguration and interviewed Trump on his own podcast last year, did not rule out a possible Trump attendance at Cena’s last bout.
“We (people in the WWE) have talked about it. I have no idea. It seems like something that could happen. I think it’d be awesome. But I don’t know how political the WWE wants to get, so I’m not sure,” Paul said.
Trump is a WWE Hall of Famer in part because of his appearance at WrestleMania 23.
Donald Trump, Stone Cold Steve Austin and WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley get ready to shave Vince McMahon’s head after McMahons lost the main event of the night, “Hair vs. Hair”, between Vince McMahon and Donald Trump. WrestleMania 23 at Detroit’s Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on April 1, 2007. (Leon Halip/WireImage)
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There has been significant speculation that Edge, one of Cena’s greatest rivals, could return to WWE for the first time since 2023 to face Cena.
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