John Cena: What Was Special About Winning The IC Title Is Losing It The Way I Did

On the November 10th episode of WWE Raw, John Cena won the WWE Intercontinental Championship to complete the Grand Slam by winning all the major titles during his career.

Cena’s run lasted just 19 days as he lost it back to Dominik Mysterio at WWE Survivor Series.

“What is special about that is I was able to work with Dom Mysterio three of my last four matches. And, gosh, that was really special. And honestly, the most special thing about winning it was being able to lose it how I did. That was really cool. I got to experiment with the US title and create an open challenge. And before that, I got to experiment with the US title and turn it into a spinner Bell. Turn it into a spinner belt. Twice, I was given what we in the company view as a secondary achievement, and was relentless in making it a primary objective. The guy on his way out. I said something in passing I’m like, that late IC title run just like Stone Cold had. You don’t touch that stuff at the end. You’re a champion. You’re of this pedigree. You don’t mess around with secondary objectives. In Boston, I made it mean something, and it did. It’s a nice it’s a nice win, and then the person who had it before me certainly gave value to it, but him beating me again for it, and now having it gives him even more value,” said Cena.

Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, Raquel Rodriguez, Roxanne Perez, and Liv Morgan all helped Dominik regain the IC Title at Survivor Series.

Elsewhere during the interview, Cena commented on his favorite moment during his retirement tour. You can find his full comments here.

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