John Cena Declares He Will Enter WWE Elimination Chamber Following Royal Rumble Failure

John Cena was one of the favourites to win the 2025 Royal Rumble match, but he was ultimately the last person eliminated as he came runner up to Jey Uso, who shocked the world with his Royal Rumble victory. Cena had originally set his sights on winning the Rumble and heading on to WrestleMania for one last big world title win, but he will now have to take a different route. 

When speaking at the Royal Rumble post-show press conference, Cena revealed his next steps on his path to a world title during his official retirement tour this year. He made it official that he would be competing in an Elimination Chamber match at the upcoming PLE on March 1 in Toronto. 

“Tonight was special, for many reasons. It has begun to sink it in that it was my last Royal Rumble. In Las Vegas, in looking at the sign, when it was to two, and I had a moment to let the energy sink in, I realized that Las Vegas is my last WrestleMania. The last time I main evented a WrestleMania was 2013. That’s a long time ago. The reason that hasn’t been at the forefront in my mind, I’ve been a gimmick, I’ve been the first match, I’ve been in the middle, I’ve shared beers with the fans. My truth, my perspective, is I’ve always done what’s best for business. Tonight, standing in that ring, I wanted this experience to be a tour of goodwill. I’ve openly admitted that I don’t know how much I have left in the tank and I just wanted to do something that would be nice for all of us to get together and have a good time. Unfortunately tonight, it dawned on me that’s not best for business. What is best for business is I main event WrestleMania. What is best for business is that I confidently say that I’m going to win a 17th championship. I’m announcing tonight that I will compete in the Elimination Chamber.”

Cena went on to say that he is heading away to film a movie for a month, giving his opponents plenty of time to trash talk during the build to Elimination Chamber. It was noted that Cena’s absence from WWE programming since the RAW on Netflix debut was also due to him filming the Matchbox movie in Hungary.

H/T Fightful

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