John Cena Names Seth Rollins And Shawn Michaels As The Best He’s Ever Wrestled

John Cena has competed in over 2000 matches in his career, sharing the ring with legends like The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, The Rock, and more.

Speaking to Bill Simmons on The Ringer podcast, Cena was asked for the three best wrestlers he ever competed against.

“Shawn Michaels, Seth Rollins. It is very tough to narrow it down to a third. I’ve had incredible chemistry with people. It’s tough,” said Cena.

Asked what made Shawn Michaels so good, Cena replied, “He can make [a book] a champion. He would look at that and be like, ‘Okay, I need to bump around for that book, and then I’m going to superkick the book and beautifully fall on top of it.’ His performance. Seth is in the same vein. His performance. Randy (Orton) falls into this category. Guys I’ve had crazy chemistry with: AJ Styles, CM Punk, Kevin Owens, Dwayne (The Rock), Edge (Adam Copeland).

“In 23 years, those are the two because they can work with anyone. I was lucky enough that I was anyone a few nights.”

Cena and Michaels headlined WrestleMania 23 and had a 60-minute match on WWE Raw. Cena and Rollins had 60 singles matches between PLEs, TV, and live events.

Cena will face Gunther in his last match on December 13th.

Elsewhere during the interview, Cena commented on his heel turn in 2025. You can find his full comments here.

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