WWE Official breaks silence on infamous John Cena assault; addresses major change for incident

John Cena is closing in on the end of his career with only five dates left on his retirement tour. During this run, Cena has faced different stars and been involved in various segments. A senior WWE Official recently broke silence on an infamous incident involving the Cenation Leader.

During the summer of 2025, Cena had re-ignited his iconic feud with The Best in the World CM Punk. The two had a lot of fun segments leading up to the match, including Cena's version of Punk's iconic pipebomb promo and Punk coming out as the Doctor of Thuganomics.

During their encounter at Night of Champions, the referee was taken out, and senior official Charles Robinson rushed to the ring to replace him. However, Cena intercepted Robinson in his path by colliding with him and taking him out as well. Robinson finally broke his silence and also addressed a major change he had to make during the incident while speaking on the INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet podcast.

"With Cena, when I did it recently, I didn't run as fast for a reason, he didn't want me to run past him. So he goes, 'Just take it easy coming down the ramp.' I saw the camera guy, so I looked. I wasn't looking at him, I was looking at the camera guy. And then I kept going straight, and then, boom, knocked me out of my shoes," he said.

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It's great to hear so many stories about John Cena from people he has worked with.

John Cena got dominated by Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza

John Cena faced Brock Lesnar in their first singles match in over a decade at the Wrestlepalooza Premium Live Event last week. The match was made official after Lesnar attacked Cena on SmackDown a few weeks ago during his United States Championship match with Sami Zayn.

While the fans thought that both stars would have a very close match, Lesnar dominated John Cena throughout the contest. He finally pinned Cena after putting him down with six consecutive F5s. He even attacked the 17-time WWE World Champion and the referee following the match.

Fans were very disappointed with the ending of this match and believed that Cena deserved better.

About the author

Ishan Dubey is a pro wrestling writer for Sportskeeda, with a lifelong love for professional wrestling that began when he was 5, watching the 2011 Royal Rumble. While pursuing a BCom Hons degree at the University of Delhi, his dedication to wrestling has driven his career.
With years of freelance writing experience, Ishan reports on WWE, adhering to strict guidelines and using official sources to maintain accuracy and give readers the best stories and information. His favorite wrestlers include CM Punk, for always sticking to his beliefs, and Kenny Omega, whom he considers the "god of professional wrestling."
Outside wrestling, Ishan enjoys watching sitcoms, listening to rock and metal music, and writing poems and stories. A passionate debater, he often finds himself in front of a podium when not at his laptop.
One of his favorite moments was having a Kenny Omega poster he made reshared by Omega himself on Instagram.

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