Toronto, July 8: John Cena has announced his retirement. The WWE star will soon bring the curtain down on his legendary career. In a video posted on social media accounts of WWE, John Cena announced his retirement from the in-ring competition. He will bid farewell to WWE in 2025.Cena announced a surprise appearance at WWE Money in the Bank in Toronto, Canada.
This announcement has left his fans saddened.
“Will miss you champ,” a social media user commented.
āHeās already dearly missed. I canāt believe this is actually real,ā another user wrote.
āCongratulations on your retirement from WWE @JohnCena. Legendā
“Would be difficult to watch WWE without Cena,” another fan wrote.
Some other wrote, āI’m going to miss him but I’m sure he will be back in a different way and for a different showdown. Wrestling is in his blood.ā
Later in his speech, Cena revealed he plans to stay on to take part in Monday Night Raw as it makes the unprecedented move to Netflix in January 2025, as per Deadline.
“This farewell, it does not end tonight,” he said. āIt is filled with opportunity. Everybody, Raw makes history next year when it moves to Netflix. I’ve never been a part of Raw on Netflix, that is history. That is a first, and I will be there.ā
“And along with that history making first, we are going to build so many unforgettable lasts. The 2025 Royal Rumble will be my last. The 2025 Elimination Chamber will be my last. And I’m here tonight to announce that in Las Vegas, WrestleMania 2025 will be the last WrestleMania I compete in,” added Cena.