SmackDown recap & reactions: You won’t take my joy away from me
We were promised R-Truth delivering his final words to John Cena on Friday Night SmackDown this week in Savannah ahead of their WWE championship match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. I still can’t believe this is actually going to happen in the year of our lord 2025, but especially for the WWE championship, and even more especially during Cena’s retirement tour.
What a wild ride professional wrestling is always taking us on.
Truth did indeed get some promo time and he mentioned everyone asking him about fighting his childhood hero. The thing is, though, he’s not fighting his childhood hero — because the man who attacked him is not that person. He doesn’t recognize that man.
He said he couldn’t figure out where things went wrong with Cena or how he could have helped to prevent it. But then he realized the problem — power. It’s always power!
“He used to call me his friend, his brother. But the more power and fame he got, the more disconnected he felt.”
Truth said he blamed himself for Cena pulling a disappearing act on him but after talking to others who felt the same, he realized the truth that Cena isolated himself with power.
You know, like that “goblin fella on Lord of the Rings.”
You gotta love, R-Truth.
“Staring at the championship calling it your precious. It’s not the championship — it’s your ego.”
Truth took an interesting angle by saying he doesn’t believe Cena is happy but he’s the greatest of all time and while he doesn’t know if he can bring him back he’s damn sure going to try.
“You’re not going to take my joy away from me, John Cena!”
He closed it with the money — he doesn’t want to put his hands on Cena but if he has to he will beat the ever living hustle, loyalty, and respect right back in his ass. He misses his hero, he can’t deny it, so at Saturday Night’s Main Event we say it again.
“If Cena wins, we riot.”
That’s what’s up.
They somehow managed to ensure Truth remained true to himself and his character while giving some depth to this match. This was fantastic.
The final SmackDown before Saturday Night’s Main Event sure was meaningful, in a number of ways. | Source: Cageside Seats
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