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“Disgusting..A Waste”, “Passing of the Torch”: Fans Divided as John Cena’s WrestleMania Opponent Is Reportedly Locked In

Published 02/04/2023, 12:00 PM EST

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As always, there are uncountable speculations going around the upcoming WrestleMania. The massive updates that are coming in about the mega pay-per-view event are making fans more thrilled than ever. Among all these guesses, one well-known pair of opponents is John Cena and one calls himself better than him. The ongoing buzz of the two facing each other in WrestleMania 39 has already divided fans with distinct views. 

It’s pretty much known to the entire WWE Universe how much Austin Theory admires Cena. However, he has been a heel quite often now. Many times Theory has made derogatory remarks about The Cenation leader foreshadowing the potential match between the two at WrestleMania 39

Fans reacted differently to John Cena vs Austin Theory at the 39th annual WrestleMania

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As per the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports, Cena vs Theory is locked in for this year’s WrestleMania. As soon as this news broke out to the fans, they couldn’t resist and flooded Twitter with their different opinions about it. 

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While some of them simply termed it ‘disgusting,’ there were a few fans who think it would be a great match, even without the United States Championship title. 

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The fans were clearly divided into two groups, one who was cheering for The Champ and the other who supported the 25-year-old. 

Apart from them, there were wrestling maniacs who came up with their own hypothesis of what can happen before the match, so Theory and Cena end up facing each other. 

A disappointed wrestling fan even stated Triple H as the worst booker of the year after getting to know about the 16-time world champion facing a two-time United States Champion. 

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These were some of the reactions that fans put out on social media after knowing about Cena vs Theory. However, as per reports, there are some other matches that are locked in for the upcoming WrestleMania. 

Other locked-in matches of WrestleMania 39

In the latest edition of WON, Dave Meltzer’s report stated, “For WrestleMania, the locked-in matches at this point are Reigns vs. Rhodes for the Universal title, Charlotte Flair vs. Ripley for the Smackdown women’s title, Belair vs. the Chamber winner for the Raw women’s title, John Cena vs. Austin Theory (no word on whether this will or won’t be a U.S. title match) and Iyo Sky & Dakota Kai vs. Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler for the women’s tag team titles.

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As per this report, fans should be ready to witness a WrestleMania like no other. It has already started to build up to be one of the biggest of all time. Now, it’s your turn to guess the other big names who will be present in Los Angeles for WrestleMania 39 on April 1 and 2. Guess quickly and let us know in the comments below.

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Aditi Malhotra

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Aditi is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Being a Journalism graduate, she has sound experience in news writing and digital marketing. From her teenage years, Aditi has been consuming WWE content religiously, and it evidently reflects in her writing as it incorporates the news combined with a fan's perspective.
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Debmallya Chakraborty