Rhodes has been the champion since winning the title back from John Cena in a street fight at SummerSlam. He is also the incumbent King of the Ring, and he had previously been champion for 378 days ...
John Cena is finally hanging up the jorts, for real this time. But in true John fashion, the man didn’t just drop a farewell ...
Considering how the WWE wants it to be grander, special yet memorable for everyone included, they decided to stage a 16-player tournament to determine Cena’s final opponent.