For almost 6 years, the public has known John Cena as an actor who has starred in various cool and interesting movies. But they certainly don’t forget that he was previously known as an icon of the WWE wrestling company.
And after a long time not appearing actively competing in the WWE ring. Now the actor has decided when he will retire soon. When and for what reason did John Cena decide to retire from WWE?
John Cena will retire from WWE at the end of next year
In the Money in the Bank Premium Live Event that WWE held this morning, wrestler and actor John Cena was a surprise guest because his name was not announced to appear in the event.
In the event, the 47-year-old actor expressed his gratitude to every WWE viewer who gave him the opportunity to become a wrestler who is so remembered for almost 2 decades. Where he admitted that without the fans and WWE, maybe Cena would not be who he is today.
Then in the Press Conference after the end of the Money in the Bank event. He reiterated his reasons for retiring to the reporters. Where throughout 2025 will be his last year as an active wrestler in WWE. And after his retirement, he will completely step away from the WWE ring and leave his iconic wrestling outfits behind.
John Cena’s Impressive Career as a WWE Icon
John Cena has joined WWE since the early years of 2002. At that time, his name was already quite respected by veteran WWE wrestlers such as The Undertaker. His career skyrocketed in 2004 when he won his first match at WWE’s biggest event, WrestleMania, while winning the US Champion as his first belt in the wrestling company.
Since then, the Peacemaker actor has always spearheaded WWE’s events and earned many belts and impressive records. One of them is the 16x World Champion, which makes his name equal to wrestling legend Ric Flair who also won the same number of World Champions.
Having had his fill and many young wrestlers coming through, Cena then switched focus to his career as a Hollywood actor. As of 2018-2024. Cena starred in many movies that almost always exploded in the market. Examples include Bumblebee (2019), Dolittle (2020), Fast 9 and also Fast X, to The Suicide Squad (2021).
