For everything different about John Cena between 2005 and 2025, striking similarities have sprung up along the Road to WrestleMania.

Rhodes vs. Cena was established as WrestleMania 41's biggest headliner at Elimination Chamber 2025. Cena won the titular match to earn his Undisputed WWE Title shot, outlasting CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Damian Priest, Logan Paul, and Drew McIntyre, after the already-eliminated Rollins attacking Punk allowed John to lock the Chicagoan in an STFU.

Rumors of plans for John Cena to turn heel at WrestleMania 41 instead of at Elimination Chamber appear to have been false. That's at least what Brian Gewirtz is