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The legend of WWE world, John Cena, will soon bring the curtain down on his legendary WWE 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.
The announcement that shocked many came during Cena's surprise appearance at WWE Money in the Bank in Toronto, Canada.
"Tonight, I am officially announcing my retirement from the WWE," he said in the clip.
When in John Cena retiring:
The legend announced that he will be retiring in 2025.
What will be John Cena's last match:
While making the emotional announcement, Cena declared that WrestleMania 2025 will be the last WrestleMania he will compete in.
John Cena's lustrious WWE career:
Cena's career spans over two decades after he entered the ring back in 2001. After joining the WWE in 2001, Cena started his career as The Prototype in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), which is the organization's developmental division. Interestingly, he belonged to the same group as Brock Lesnar, Dave Batista, and Randy Orton. On June 27, John Cena appeared in his first-ever official WWE TV appearance in response to Kurt Angle's open challenge.
WWE's annual main event, WrestleMania, that will also be his last match has seen five headliner appearances by John Cena. However, the past five years haven't been the best for this legend. His final victory at WrestleMania was in 2017 when he and his then-fiance, Nikki Bella, triumphed against The Miz and Maryse in a mixed-gender tag match.
Since then, John Cena has lost to the late Bray Wyatt at Mania 36, skipped Mania 37 and 38, suffered a defeat at Mania 39 to Austin Theory, and at Mania 40, made an unexpected comeback to support Cody Rhodes battle against Roman Reigns.
Before winning his first WWE championship a year later at WrestleMania 21, Cena won the US Championship at WrestleMania 20 by defeating The Big Show Paul Wight, his first singles title. It also signaled the start of the Cena era, as the company's face ruled the WWE for the following fifteen years.
Cena has defeated every WWE heavyweight in his matches, including Triple H, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Lesnar, Orton, and Edge. At successive WrestleMania in 2006 and 2007, he defeated Shawn Michaels, the Heart Break Kid, and Triple H. Although the two ended up fighting at WrestleMania 28, 2012, Cena was a part of a dream bout with Dwayne "The Rock Johnson" that was advertised as "Once in a Lifetime" at WrestleMania 28.
Cena to take on another journey
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. "It 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.
(with agency and ToI inputs)
The announcement that shocked many came during Cena's surprise appearance at WWE Money in the Bank in Toronto, Canada.
"Tonight, I am officially announcing my retirement from the WWE," he said in the clip.
When in John Cena retiring:
The legend announced that he will be retiring in 2025.
What will be John Cena's last match:
While making the emotional announcement, Cena declared that WrestleMania 2025 will be the last WrestleMania he will compete in.
John Cena's lustrious WWE career:
Cena's career spans over two decades after he entered the ring back in 2001. After joining the WWE in 2001, Cena started his career as The Prototype in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), which is the organization's developmental division. Interestingly, he belonged to the same group as Brock Lesnar, Dave Batista, and Randy Orton. On June 27, John Cena appeared in his first-ever official WWE TV appearance in response to Kurt Angle's open challenge.
WWE's annual main event, WrestleMania, that will also be his last match has seen five headliner appearances by John Cena. However, the past five years haven't been the best for this legend. His final victory at WrestleMania was in 2017 when he and his then-fiance, Nikki Bella, triumphed against The Miz and Maryse in a mixed-gender tag match.
Since then, John Cena has lost to the late Bray Wyatt at Mania 36, skipped Mania 37 and 38, suffered a defeat at Mania 39 to Austin Theory, and at Mania 40, made an unexpected comeback to support Cody Rhodes battle against Roman Reigns.
Before winning his first WWE championship a year later at WrestleMania 21, Cena won the US Championship at WrestleMania 20 by defeating The Big Show Paul Wight, his first singles title. It also signaled the start of the Cena era, as the company's face ruled the WWE for the following fifteen years.
Cena has defeated every WWE heavyweight in his matches, including Triple H, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Lesnar, Orton, and Edge. At successive WrestleMania in 2006 and 2007, he defeated Shawn Michaels, the Heart Break Kid, and Triple H. Although the two ended up fighting at WrestleMania 28, 2012, Cena was a part of a dream bout with Dwayne "The Rock Johnson" that was advertised as "Once in a Lifetime" at WrestleMania 28.
Cena to take on another journey
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. "It 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.
(with agency and ToI inputs)
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