John Cena Has Announced His Retirement From WWE.
The 47-year-old wrestler turned Hollywood actor made a surprise appearance at the promotion’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view event in Toronto on Saturday night.
BREAKING NEWS: John Cena announced at #MITB he will retire from in-ring competition in 2025.#ThankYouCena pic.twitter.com/6TPnYI5iU2
— WWE (@WWE) July 7, 2024
He announced he will step away from wrestling next year after a retirement tour that will be seen him perform at signature shows Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and WrestleMania.
The 16-time world champion, arguably the greatest-ever WWE superstar, also said he wants to be involved when WWE’s weekly Monday Night Raw show moves to Netflix in January.
Cena’s presence in the WWE has massively reduced in recent years as he sought success in movies and TV.
This farewell does not end tonight. 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.
‘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 WrestleMania Las Vegas in 2025 will be the last WrestleMania I compete in.
‘I know, I know. That’s a lot to take in. Probably a lot of questions out there, which is why I’m telling you right now I am going to kick off the press conference right after the show and I will be fielding any and all questions to do with my retirement.
‘I want to say thank you. What an incredible gesture of kindness. I want to say thank you. Thank you so much for letting me play in the house that you built for so many years.
‘Thank you so much always for your voice, because it’s really loud and your honesty because it’s beautifully brutal. and most of all thank you so much for allowing me to be here with you tonight to let the world know we are planning something unforgettable which also involves me returning to Toronto to kick some a**.
