Ultimately, Cena Sr. is still hung up on the whole John Cena-Cody Rhodes-The-Rock-Travis Scott mess that went afoul, and he proposed a completely alternative scenario—one which had been bandied about here and there by others both before and after the Cena heel turn—that would have seen not “The Never Seen 17” but rather “The American Nightmare” turn to the dark side. “How about if the real victim here is John Cena and the real perpetrator is Cody Rhodes?” he asked. “What a swerve that would be.”

Papa Cena’s big hangup remains the fact that The Rock wasn’t around after Elimination Chamber (and again that Scott shouldn’t have been involved in the first place) so instead, he saw the turn and the payoff, at least as far as “The Final Boss” is concerned, take place in one fell swoop, with the Cena/Rhodes rivalry continuing on its own from there.

“If The Rock wasn’t gonna be there,” Cena Sr. said, also pointing out that Scott is now no longer associated with WWE either, “I think what should’ve happened after Cody told The Rock ‘f*** you,’ when Cena comes over and hugged Cody, Cody’s the one that should’ve squeezed Cena, John turns to the crowd, it’s Rhodes that nails him with the belt, and now we see the real alignment, and it’s The Rock that comes over and said, ‘You did it.’ That would’ve been a storyline that could’ve gone on forever.”

Of course, that vision wasn’t the reality that took place and instead, despite the fact that Cena did win his 17th career world title at WrestleMania 41, thanks, in part, to Scott’s controversial involvement, his dad and legions of others were left dissatisfied. “That championship win at WrestleMania was just not good.” But in the end, with four dates to go, there is still time to wrap up John Cena Jr.’s final run in a way to make as many people as possible, including his father, happy with the entirety of it all.