Royal Rumble 2025 ended on a shocking note as Jey Uso eliminated John Cena to win the 30-man match. Cena entered the match as favourite and given that it was his last Rumble, the fans were assured of him winning it for the third time. But WWE had other plans and they continued to push Jey. The former tag team champion has confirmed that he will challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 41.
John Cena was a totally different person when he came out to talk to the media and he has one more chance left to punch his ticket to Wrestlemania. Here, we have a look at 3 likely reasons why John Cena lost at Royal Rumble –
To draw fans to Elimination Chamber
One of the likely reasons behind John Cena not winning the Royal Rumble is to keep the fans hooked to the Elimination Chamber. Cena had already confirmed that he would perform at the Elimination Chamber. So the biggest question is: What Cena would have done at the Elimination Chamber had he won the Rumble?
It was probably best for WWE to make Cena lose the Rumble so he can win at the Elimination Chamber. The 16-time world champion has confirmed that he will one of the participants in the six-man match.
Pushing Jey Uso into main event
Jey Uso uses the name Main Event Jey Uso but he wasn’t really main eventing shows regularly. The Royal Rumble win will push him into the main event. He might not main event Wrestlemania 41, but his match against Gunther will surely be called one of the main events.
The Royal Rumble win has also seemingly confirmed that Jey will defeat Gunther and win the World Heavyweight Championship. He has only managed 2 wins against Gunther.
To portray a real ‘babyface superstar’ story
In WWE, a babyface superstar overcomes all the odds to finish his story and become a champion. Here, Cena is chasing a title after 8 years and WWE is portraying a real babyface superstar story. Cena has done this multiple times in his career and he will do it once again. Cena losing the Elimination Chamber and earning the title match through any other means will make people care about him even more. Times Now
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