John Cena talks the end of his pro wrestling career.
2025 will be the final year that Cena will remain an active pro wrestler, vowing to walk away from pro wrestling in December. At present, Cena is the WWE Champion and is set to defend the title against Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam next month.
While speaking on This Morning on July 2nd, Cena was asked about his final run in WWE and if it will be truly be the end or will it be similar to Elton John, who has come out of retirement repeatedly over the years.
"I can understand the entertainment industry may have set an ambiguous standard about what retirement is. I'm 48 years old and I made a promise when I started getting success in WWE way back around 2004. I promised the audience when I felt I lost a step, it was time to step away. The company has so many stars. They're in great hands. The industry has allowed me to perform in front of crowds like the crazy crowds in the O2 for 25 years. I just wanted to do something different. No WWE superstars ever really retired. So this is for sure the end for me. My last match is in the middle of December."
Cena was then asked how he'll feel oncer he wrestles his final match, with Cena noting that he'll tell people in January while also stating that right now, he feels great.
"Gosh, honestly, I feel great. I think I'll be able to tell you how I felt when it's January and it's all done. But gosh, I'm looking forward to the to the next appearance and the next one. We've got 15 dates left. I had 36 for the whole year, so we're over halfway there, and the audience has been great. We've been making some compelling TV. I'm really excited to see how it ends."
Cena was also recently spotted in the Royal Box at this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament. You can read more about that here.
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