John Cena’s latest Instagram post on 12-time WWE champion is heartbreaking

John Cena's Instagram is not an account but a cascade of wonders, where random captionless pictures spark infinite interpretations. The centerpiece is the eternal Stone Cold Steve Austin template, which is photoshopped with random faces, leaving fans to decode the chaos. However, his latest Instagram post, featuring a legendary WWE star, is poignant.

On the evening of November 21, The Cenation Leader posted a picture featuring Sheamus' grizzled mug photoshopped onto the iconic frame of Stone Cold Steve Austin from his infamous beer-bashing heyday. Cena's feed has been a chaotic collage of wordless memes, which has become his signature in recent years. But this one landed like a Brogue Kick to the gut.

Moments after John Cena's Instagram post, WWE dropped a bombshell announcement. The company revealed that Sheamus has been pulled out from the "Last Time Is Now" Tournament due to a legitimate shoulder injury. This unfortunate news shattered dreams of a retirement-clinching clash between two WWE icons who have had so much history with each other.

Cena's Instagram post is now a heartbreaking reminder of the cruel reality. What began as a playful nod to history morphed into a haunting melancholy for the WWE Universe. The heartbreak wasn't just in The Celtic Warrior's injury. It was in the coincidence of The Cenation Leader unwittingly or perhaps intuitively capturing the exact moment wrestling's cruel unpredictability struck.

Besides, it also serves as a poignant declaration to the fans that the tiny possibility of the two legends clashing has now ended. Sheamus is a 12-time champion in WWE, having had a tremendous history with John Cena.

John Cena made changes to plans for Saturday Night's Main Event

John Cena is one of the most decorated stars in pro wrestling, who has carried WWE on his back for decades. However, December 13 will mark the end of his legendary career, as Cena will hang up his boots at Saturday Night's Main Event. He will wrestle his last ever match in Washington, DC.

According to reports, WWE was planning to make SNME centered entirely around the 17-time World Champion. The company was set to feature tribute videos and moments, honoring his career and his legacy to the Stamford-based promotions. However, John Cena reportedly shot all those plans down.

During the recent episode of WWE RAW Recap, the 48-year-old revealed that he had a conversation with Triple H where he politely declined to make Saturday Night's Main Event a tribute show for him. Instead, he proposed to make it a big night for upstarts and the rising talents who want to make a name.

Cena pitched the idea to feature exhibition matches, putting the diverse talents from NXT in the spotlight. All in all, The Cenation Leader made major changes in the initial plans for Saturday Night's Main Event.

Edited by Subhasish Deb