In an interview with Bill Apter immediately following his son’s final match, John Cena Sr. said he believed a different outcome would have been better for everyone in the arena.

“Bill, the only thing I can say is I saw a lot of people cry,” Cena Sr. said. “Do I believe that’s the way it should have ended? I might have done it differently. I think it might have been better for everyone had it ended differently.”

He admitted that the unwritten rule is that if you’re on the way out, then you do the time honored tradition and put over your opponent.

“So I guess the only thing I can say is they did what they had to do, what’s best for business,” he continued.

The way the match finished did surprise Cena Sr. though, as he did not expect his son to tap out, but rather maybe pass out and Gunther would still have won the match.

Cena Sr. said that it was sad to see a lot of people at the Capital One Arena cry and added that he feels in wrestling, you should always want to send fans home happy.

In previous interviews, Cena Sr. voiced his displeasure with Gunther being chosen as his son’s last opponent and said that others would have made a better choice, such as Kurt Angle, Edge, or Chris Jericho.