Triple H Makes Confession After WWE Royal Rumble 2025 – ‘I Was Trying to Hold It Together’

While addressing the media at the Royal Rumble post-show press conference, Triple H shared a poignant perspective on John Cena’s final Royal Rumble appearance, where Cena entered at number 23 and advanced to the final two before being eliminated by Jey Uso.

John is one of the greatest performers to ever do this, but an even better person and businessman, and that’s a rarity, to have all those gifts and attributes. It dawned on me tonight when he walked into gorilla position before he walked out there that it’s the last time I’ll see John at a Royal Rumble. He said it here tonight. I was back there trying to hold my emotions together as he talked about it. I was there when he very first started.

Following his elimination, Cena announced his plans to pursue championship gold through a different avenue, declaring his entry into the upcoming Elimination Chamber match.

I am going to the Elimination Chamber to win, and I’m going to main event my final appearance at WrestleMania and win a 17th championship. Because that’s what’s best for business. I say that because it is not best for my ego, it is not best for my business. I have built my existence here off of hard work, loyalty to this company, and respect for all of its branches. I will win 17, not for me. I will win 17 to some day shake the hand of the person who wins 18.

Triple H Tells Fans to Cherish Every Moment

Triple H emphasized the significance of Cena’s farewell tour in WWE, stating:

I’m here when he’s getting to the end. But now the clock is ticking, and each time we see John, it’s one of the last times we see him in this ring. So for everybody that is out there watching like, cherish this, this next year, this run that John Cena is doing, the last time we just checked a box of the last time John Cena is in a Royal Rumble, cherish it.