John Cena is nearing the conclusion of his retirement tour, having recently lost the Undisputed WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes at the second night of SummerSlam. Now, Cena is preparing for a high-profile showdown with Brock Lesnar, who returned to WWE after a two-year absence and attacked Cena following his match with Rhodes.
Although Lesnar is set to face Cena at Clash in Paris on August 31, this will not mark Cena’s final WWE opponent. Finn Balor has implied that he may seek retribution against Cena, hinting at a possible future match. This potential rivalry stems from a 2021 storyline where Cena intervened during a contract signing involving Balor and Roman Reigns.
Background of the Cena-Balor Tension and Past Rivalries
On July 30, 2021, Finn Balor was scheduled to sign a contract to face Roman Reigns at SummerSlam. However, before Balor could sign, Baron Corbin assaulted him, interrupting the moment. John Cena then appeared and attacked Corbin, ultimately signing the contract himself and going on to challenge Reigns for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.
“Finn never forgets,” The Prince wrote on X, hinting at going after the 17-time world champion at some point down the road, as the latter still has a dozen appearances in WWE.
—Finn Balor, WWE Superstar
Upcoming Clash Between John Cena and Brock Lesnar in Paris
John Cena is scheduled to appear in Montreal, Canada, on the August 8 episode of SmackDown to address the aftermath of SummerSlam and the assault he suffered from Brock Lesnar. While it is not confirmed whether Lesnar will join that episode, Cena is widely expected to confront him and officially challenge him to a match at the Clash in Paris event.
This encounter will serve as a rematch of their intense battles from 2014 and is believed to be the final meeting between the two WWE legends. The tension between Cena and Lesnar, combined with Balor’s hinted desire for revenge, sets the stage for notable story developments in WWE’s coming months.
The John Cena Brock Lesnar Clash Paris match is highly anticipated, marking the closing chapters of Cena’s active WWE career and potentially launching new rivalries that could shape future storylines.
