16 years removed from their first WWE Championship match, Cena and Sheamus may meet again as the former wraps up his in-ring career at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event next month. En route to Cena’s final match, WWE has organized a 16-man tournament with talents from “WWE Raw,” “WWE SmackDown,” “WWE NXT,” and potentially from outside the company. In the opening round, Sheamus will take on Shinsuke Nakamura.

In comparing himself to Cena, Sheamus noted that he and the 17-time world champion are only one year apart in age. Still, Sheamus jokes that it feels like his own career is just getting started.

“Last week I was in there with JD [McDonagh] and just ripping it up,” Sheamus said. “When I first came here, there was a couple of people that were kind of phoning in on their merits, just kind of doing whatever they can, and they knew they were here a long time. I looked at it, I said, ‘The day I don’t go out there and give 110% or give everything I possibly have in every single match, I don’t care if it’s a Raw, SmackDown, I don’t care if it’s an NXT, it’s Main Event that they tape before the show, I won’t go out there not give everything I have in every single match I have.'”

“… Every time I get out there, even tonight running out and beating Dom [Mysterio], I’m knocking the bollocks out of him, I still get that crazy adrenaline rush because every bleedin’ day is a gift. Every time I get out, I’m still going, I’ve still got it, I still train very hard. That’s how great I feel about this business.”

Sheamus’ faceoff with Nakamura will take place on the upcoming episode of “Raw,” which emanates from Cena’s hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.

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