Then there was the case of a match Otunga had where he teamed with Wade Barrett against Cena and Evan Bourne during a Paris, France live event on September 24, 2010. During the match, Otunga and Cena had a spot where Cena was draped on the ropes, and Otunga would pull back on them,  allowing Cena to bump onto his back. According to Otunga, Cena bumped too early on the spot, resulting in it looking bad, and subsequently launched into a mid-match tirade on Otunga.

“I turned around, boy Cena is p****d,” Otunga said. “He’s kicking my ass in there for real and cussing me out, telling me how terrible I am, how awful, I live in fantasy, this is over, I’m going back to FCW, like, this is it for me. In the middle of the match! And I’m…I don’t even know what to do with myself at this point, because I didn’t mess that up. But yet this is John Cena, and he’s cussing me out, like, he’s getting disrespectful. He’s stepping over the line pretty much. So I have to go on with this. And I remember being so embarrassed because like, people can hear this. Now I know we’re in France, but still, Evan Bourne is in there, and he’s like snickering at me across the ring. And Wade’s in there, and he’s not really saying anything. It’s awful.”

Otunga says Cena continued his tirade once they got to the back, cussing Otunga out in front of the locker room, with only Dustin Rhodes coming to his defense after. Though they worked together and had good experiences after, Otugna admits the experience had a profound effect on him, and that he briefly considered leaving wrestling.

“If I’m being honest, that changed the way that I saw John Cena forever,” Otunga said. “It actually changed the way I saw the company too, like, cause nobody ever did anything about it. I think Goldust said something to him, but like, there was never an apology.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit “David Otunga” and provide a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription

Gunther Calls Cena Win His Biggest Moment – Retiring John Cena stands as the most meaningful victory of Gunther’s professional wrestling career. At last weekend’s Saturday Night’s Main Event, Gunther defeated Cena in the final match of Cena’s storied run, bringing an end to a retirement tour that began back in January. The match concluded with Cena submitting after Gunther locked in a sleeper, a finish that immediately sparked strong reactions from fans and within WWE itself.

Following the match, Gunther spoke with TMZ Inside the Ring and reflected on the magnitude of the moment. He described the victory as something that will stay with him forever and said it is a result he will proudly reference for the rest of his career. According to Gunther, the atmosphere surrounding the event made it clear how significant the night was, not just for Cena, but for the entire company.

“It was definitely the biggest or the most meaningful win, maybe, of my career or the win with the biggest reaction afterwards. That I can definitely say,” Gunther said. “It’s hard to compare to anything else because John Cena has been such a legendary figure in WWE and the wrestling world in general.”

Gunther also noted how serious and tense the mood was backstage throughout the day. He explained that many people treated the event as something even larger than WrestleMania, given what was at stake and the legacy involved.

“It almost felt like more important than WrestleMania to a lot of people backstage,” Gunther said. “The whole day felt like a time bomb waiting to explode at the end.”

The match finish proved controversial, with many fans hoping Cena would close his career with a victory. Addressing that reaction while staying in character, Gunther offered a blunt response.

“Stop crying. Life goes on,” he said.

The win over Cena capped a remarkable year for Gunther, who also defeated Goldberg in his retirement match earlier in 2025. When asked what comes next, Gunther kept his answer brief, telling fans they will need to tune into RAW next Monday to find out.

Gunther Calls Cena Win His Biggest Moment

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Kyle Fletcher recently sat down with Chris Van Vliet for an in-depth interview on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, where the AEW star opened up about comparisons to Will Ospreay, the origin of his pink gear, the pressure he puts on himself to succeed, and how the screwdriver became his weapon of choice.

During the interview, Fletcher addressed long-standing comparisons to Will Ospreay and how his perspective on them has changed over time.

“It’s one of those things where for a hot second you take it as a compliment, and at surface level it’s like, Oh, thanks. I think Will’s incredible at what he does. So I take that as a compliment. But then I feel like, the more I sit with it, and the more I hear it, the more it makes me go, No, I don’t want to be anyone else. I don’t want to be the second coming of Will Ospreay. I think after shaving the head, I got a lot of Randy Orton [comparisons], and it’s like the same feeling of at first, that’s really cool, that’s a great comparison. But I really want to start carving my own path, and I don’t want to be the second anybody else. So, yeah, I think that’s kind of what I’m focusing on, and just trying to carve my own path.”

Fletcher also explained how his now-signature pink gear came to life and why it stuck.

“Yeah, so that kind of started earlier this year. I think it was a random tweet that jogged my memory. It was like ‘Not enough men wear pink in wrestling.’ I screenshotted it, and I sent it to my gear designer… I was like, triple pink… I saw the design, and I was like, this is the best gear I have ever had.”

He continued by explaining how fan reaction cemented the look.

“The reaction that it got was polarizing… people loved it, people hated it… something that organically gets that much reaction either way, it’s like, that’s something to tap into… by that point, everyone was like, ‘Pink is your thing now.’”

When asked about the pressure of being labeled a future star, Fletcher made it clear that the greatest pressure comes from within.

“In a lot of ways, yes, but I think none of it even comes close to the pressure that I put on myself… I always knew I wanted to be the best. I knew I wanted to be world champion.”

Fletcher also credited Don Callis for introducing the screwdriver into his offense.

“Blame Don Callis for that one… I like it because… most people have held a screwdriver in their hands… ‘He got stabbed with this! What the hell?’”

Finally, Fletcher described the most painful moment of his career.

“It was the Continental Classic match I had with Mark Briscoe… all tailbone… I swear I felt like I was pissing blood… I felt like my butthole had fallen out.”

When asked if he actually was injured, Fletcher added:

“No, I did not. I was totally fine.”

Kyle Fletcher Talks Comparisons To Will Ospreay, Pink Gear, Screwdriver Weapon And Career Pressure

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