John Cena makes a surprising statement about Dominik Mysterio after dethroning him to become Intercontinental Champion on RAW

John Cena dethroned Dominik Mysterio to become a Grand Slam Champion, as only three dates were remaining in his WWE career. When he met Rey Mysterio backstage, he had a surprising statement to make about "Dirty" Dom to his father.

There was likely nobody happier on the planet to see Dominik Mysterio getting dethroned than his father, Rey Mysterio. Rey returned recently from an injury, and after Dominik was dethroned, with Cena ending a near seven-month reign that lasted for 204 days. After the match ended, Rey Mysterio simply tweeted "LOL" in response.

Backstage in Gorilla Position after the match ended, John Cena was greeted by some familiar names as well as some old ones. He then met Rey Mysterio, drawing a huge pop from the crowd. Mysterio expressed joy at his son's a** getting kicked, and in response, Cena surprisingly said that Dominik is a "good kid" and that he hoped that Dominik would learn his lesson.

John Cena celebra su hazaña en el Gorilla Position con el vestuario de #WWERaw.

Tiene un momento muy especial con Rey Mysterio y Cody Rhodes.#WWEpic.twitter.com/qj11CTELUF

— Planeta Wrestling (@Planeta_Wrest) November 11, 2025

Whether that lesson is learned or not is yet to be seen, but it is a huge blow to The Judgment Day. Regardless, Dominik Mysterio is still a Champion as he holds the AAA Mega Title, and you can bet that he won't be silently sitting aside without kicking up some fuss about it.

What will be interesting is to see the course of action WWE takes with John Cena and the Intercontinental Championship. He has two appearances left - one at Survivor Series: WarGames, and the other at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13th.