Originally, WWE executives wished to build an entire tribute show surrounding John Cena’s final match. Cena, however, pitched the idea of featuring WWE’s up-and-coming stars on the undercard instead, specifically as a way to introduce fans to WWE’s next chapter as the one on him officially closes. In Cena’s exact words, “show the future of your business.”

We expect this mentality to also be at the forefront in the main event of SNME, which will pit GUNTHER against Cena in the latter’s retirement match. With two reigns as WWE World Heavyweight Champion as well as record-breaking ones as NXT UK and Intercontinental Champions, there’s no doubt that WWE already holds GUNTHER in high regard, and more importantly, trusts him to be a face of the company. That’s why 86% of us believe “The Ring General” will emerge victorious over Cena, further showing that he is the present and future of the wrestling business.

In recent months, Cena has not been shy about giving back to today’s generation of wrestlers, as exemplified by his eight-hour outing at a recent women’s wrestling seminar run by fellow WWE star Bayley. With this in mind, we imagine that Cena will want to “give back” more by giving in to the theme of veterans putting over someone on their way out of in-ring competition. After all, what bigger way can GUNTHER go over than by defeating both Cena and WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg in the same year?

From an even simpler standpoint, SNME is littered with babyfaces across the its card, with GUNTHER being the only pure heel in the lineup (NXT Champion Oba Femi, who is facing Cody Rhodes, is considered a tweener). As such, the majority of WINC staff believe that GUNTHER will also win in order to avoid a babyface sweep of wins.

Written by Ella Jay