John Cena announces he will be retiring from WWE

• John Cena announced that he will retire from the sport in 2025.
• He revealed that the 2025 Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas would be his last.

Legendary WWE star John Cena has announced his plans for retirement from the wrestling world.

During the WWE Money in the Bank event in Toronto, Canada, John Cena shared that he will be stepping away from in-ring competition in 2025.

The wrestling icon stated that his final matches will take place at the 2025 Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and WrestleMania 41, all set to be held in Las Vegas.

Sporting a ‘John Cena Farewell Tour 2025’ t-shirt, the former world champion expressed his gratitude for his time in WWE, reflecting on the highs and lows of his career.

John Cena said:

“I’ve been in the WWE for over two decades and in that time, I’ve seen incredible waves of prosperity like we got right now. WWE is the hottest ticket in town, no doubt, but I have also seen true hardship, that’s when no one knows your name, nobody wants to be your friend and only the most dedicated and hardcore fans stand by your side.”

Cena also mentioned his interest in being part of WWE’s upcoming transition to Netflix when Raw moves to the streaming platform in January.

Debuting in WWE in 2002, Cena has shifted to a more sporadic schedule in recent years to focus on his successful movie career.

In another news, John Cena apologises to China for calling Taiwan a country during recent interview.

The controversy erupted after Cena who plays the brother of Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto in the ninth edition of the popular “Fast & Furious” franchise gave an interview to Taiwanese broadcaster TVBS promoting the film.

While promoting the upcoming Fast & Furious 9 film, the former WWE Superstar told TVBS in Mandarin that: “Taiwan is the first country that can watch F9.”

China angrily frowns at any suggestion of Taiwan’s independence and tries to punish whoever insinuated such by using their huge economic power to control speech on the topic around the world.

Speaking again in Mandarin, Cena did not refer to Taiwan by name but said that he “did a lot of interviews” and “made a mistake.”

“I’m sorry for my mistake,” Cena said. “I must say now, [it’s] very, very, very, very important [that] I love, and respect even more, China and the Chinese people.”