3 Things that went wrong at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII

John Cena finally hung up his boots at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (SNME) at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. After an exciting retirement tour that saw Cena turn heel and win the WWE Championship for the 17th time in his career, The Champ brought down the curtains on his glorious in-ring career.

The entire WWE locker room was out there to pay their respect to The Final Testament Player. However, WWE Chief Content Officer, Triple H, was also subjected to boos inside the arena, and was also trolled on the internet.

In this listicle, we will discuss three things that went wrong at SNME.

#3 The Miz getting embarrassed in front of the WWE Universe

The Miz surprisingly showed up at SNME and was involved in a segment with R-Truth and Joe Hendry. The A-Lister was out there groaning that he didn't get to face Cena in his retirement match, and that he was the deserving one.

R-Truth came out and told Miz that he wasn't the deserving one, and instead, he stole someone else's spot in The Last Time is Now tournament. He gave him a plastic ball with a paper inside, which read, Joe Hendry's name. Hendry was around, and he entered the ring and soon took out Miz with a Fallaway Slam. Later, Truth and Joe Hendry gave a Five Knuckle Shuffles to The Miz.

This whole segment was entertaining, but it felt unwanted. There was no reason to have The Miz get embarrassed in front of the fans. In fact, The Miz got two chances to compete in the tournament. After losing his first match, he was also booked as Sheamus' replacement, after The Celtic Warrior was ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. So, there was no reason to have Miz have a segment at SNME.

#2 Drew McIntyre taking the beatdown

Drew McIntyre intervened in the match between Cody Rhodes and NXT Champion Oba Femi. McIntyre, as expected, attacked Cody Rhodes, but surprisingly, he faced resistance from Oba Femi. Cody and Femi then teamed up to take down Drew McIntyre. While Cody used his Cody Cutter, Oba Femi gave a powerful Chokeslam to the Scottish Warrior.

However, the purpose behind this whole booking didn't make sense. The first match of the night, ending in a DQ first, didn't amuse the fans. Secondly, it's not understandable why McIntyre is still behind Cody Rhodes. He already had two title matches against Cody Rhodes. The first match happened at Wrestlepalooza, and the other happened just a month back at SNME. In both matches, Cody defeated McIntyre fair and square. Therefore, it's beyond comprehension now as to why the company is still hooked to this storyline.

Moreover, what literally went wrong at SNME was McIntyre being beaten up by Cody and Oba Femi. A former WWE Champion and a World Heavyweight Champion, getting beaten up by an NXT Champion didn't send a good signal. Either the company wants to bury Drew McIntyre, or it wants a storyline between Oba Femi and McIntyre. We'll find out how it goes on this week's episode of SmackDown.

#1 John Cena losing his WWE retirement match by tapping out

WWE fans were stunned when John Cena tapped out to Gunther in his final match. The 17-time WWE Champion hadn't tapped out to any superstar in the last 21 years. By doing so, Cena broke his own record, which was intriguing. Why did WWE book Cena to lose by tapping out, when in the past, superstars have lost matches to Gunther by passing out?

Goldberg lost his retirement match to Gunther by passing out. LA Knight lost the finals of The Last Time is Now tournament by passing out. Then why was John Cena booked to lose his last match embarrassingly?

WWE CCO, Triple H, was brutally trolled by the fans in the arena, as well as on the internet. Hunter, however, in a post-show conversation, defended his decision by saying that he did what was best for the business.

Be that as it may, John Cena losing by tapping out was one of the biggest lows of SNME. The company can continue to get backlash from the fans in the upcoming days. As for Cena, the sun has already set on his glorious career, and he shall never wrestle again.