WWE Legend Says He Could Not Do A Retirement Tour Like John Cena

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Former multi-time WWE World Champion Dave Bautista says he could not do a wrestling retirement tour like John Cena.

At WWE Money In The Bank, John Cena made a surprise appearance to announce he will be retiring in 2025.

During the post-show press conference, Cena revealed that he will be working between 30 to 40 dates from January to December.

Appearing on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, WWE legend Dave Bautista stated he could not do a wrestling retirement tour because it feels “disingenuine” and “uncomfortable” to him. He said:

“I get along with John (Cena). I respect John a lot. A lot more than people think I do. I think the internet and I think fans have built this rivalry between us which it really isn’t.”

“But this is how we’re different. I would never do this. I wouldn’t, I couldn’t. It would feel disingenuine to me to go around and — but I see his point where he wants to go around and he wants to personally thank all the fans.”

“But there’s just something in me where I just couldn’t do it. It wouldn’t feel comfortable to me. Accolades feel uncomfortable to me.”

On not being the type of babyface who could say good stuff and get cheered, Bautista said:

“I could never be the type of babyface who is saying good stuff because I wanted to get the crowd to cheer for me. I couldn’t be that guy.”

“I love and respect what he’s doing with his whole tour to say thank you to the fans. But we’re just different that way. I couldn’t do it. I went out the way I wanted out. I retired the way I wanted.”

“I didn’t wanna make a big deal out of it. I announced my retirement on Instagram and I knew I was gonna do it. I just didn’t wanna tell anybody I was gonna do it because I didn’t want anybody to say, nah! Nah!”

“You gotta come and you gotta give a speech! With fans and you know, I don’t know. It’s just something about it just would have felt false to me. I couldn’t do it.”

Dave Bautista is set to star in “The Killer’s Game” with WWE star Drew McIntyre. The film will be released in theaters on September 13.

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