Cena pointed to his WWE debut against Kurt Angle in Chicago as one of the two bouts he holds closest. He tied that match to the start of his journey, calling it the first step he could not have built a career without.

His other pick came on his retirement tour against AJ Styles at WWE Crown Jewel: Perth in Australia. Cena said that match stood out because of the crowd's involvement, describing a 55,000 fan audience in Perth calling out spots, chanting for him to hit Styles with an RKO, and even pushing him toward a 619. He said he had never experienced that level of audience interaction in his career.

So, this used to be a cheat code of mine, right? When I was still a wrestler, I used to be like, 'Oh, that's easy. My favorite match is my next one.' Because it's true, I would always look forward to performing, but now I can't cheat. I am retired.

I don't think you can have the journey without the first step. So, I really have a soft spot for a match in Chicago with an Olympic gold medalist named Kurt Angle.

Speaking of matches that give me the emotions, and maybe the feels and a little bit of a tear or two, I was lucky enough on the retirement tour to face AJ Styles in Perth, Australia. And I really enjoyed that match as well. So, I'll give you those two as a as a concrete answer for that.

The reason I showcase that AJ match is because it wasn't just me and him; it was all of us. I don't know if you all saw it, but the crowd was calling out spots. Like, we had 55,000 people telling me to hit AJ with the RKO. Hell, I almost did a 619. It was like a 3-.5-4.5. But I don't know if it can get better than that as far as interaction, because I've always encouraged our audience to interact. But man, they felt like they were all in the ring with us, and I just don't know if it gets any better. I've never had that happen in my career, ever.