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16-time
WWE
world
champion,
John
Cena
has
announced
that
he
will
retire
from
the
WWE
next
year.
The
wrestler
turned
actor
in
a
shocking
moment
during
World
Wrestling
Entertainment’s
“Monday
in
the
Bank”
event
announced
his
retirement.
Cena,
47,
shocked
his
fans
with
his
retirement
news
as
his
statement
was
met
with
boos
from
some
in
the
audience.
John
Cena
took
the
moment
to
thank
viewers
“for
letting
me
play
in
the
house
that
you
built
for
so
many
years.”
“WWE
is
filled
with
stories.
It’s
constantly
a
program
of
stories
ending
and
new
stories
beginning,”
Cena
said
at
a
press
conference
after
the
event.
“I’ve
never
been
too
concerned
with
the
word
‘legacy,’
and
I
don’t
want
you
to
mix
messages
here:
It
doesn’t
mean
I
shortchange
any
second
on
the
canvas.
I
wish
I
could
do
it
infinitely.
Now
I
want
to
just
try
to
do
something
special
for
a
globe
of
people
I
owe
everything
to.”
Cena
and
The
Rock
Cena
who
has
been
a
prominent
figure
in
the
WWE
since
2000
said
revealed
his
plans
to
complete
between
30
to
40
dates
through
2025
as
an
end
to
his
wrestling
career.
John
Cena
whom
once
contemplated
retirement
said
he
feels
the
timing
is
now
to
bow
out
of
the
WWE.
“The
business
is
at
incredible
heights
of
popularity
and
awareness,”
Cena
said.
“There
are
some
big
things
going
on,
especially
the
Netflix
debut
[happening
in
January
2025]
and
I
take
pride
in
being
an
individual
WWE
can
call
up
and
say,
‘Remember
that
idea?
The
time
is
now.’
Let’s
do
something
that
can
bring
all
of
us
together.”
His
16
championships
are
tied
with
legendary
wrestler
Ric
Flair
for
the
record
and
while
many
in
the
industry
have
retired
and
returned,
Cena
insists
that
next
year
will
be
his
last.
“People
say
they’re
walking
away,
and
two
years
later
they
come
back,”
he
said.
“I
want
to
set
the
record
straight
right
now:
I’m
done.
This
is
it.”
Since
gaining
popularity
in
the
WWE,
Cena
has
found
success
on
movie
screens
in
films
like
“Barbie,”
“The
Suicide
Squad”
and
the
“Fast
&
Furious”
franchise.