Ex-WWE Star Claims John Cena Will Wrestle Again
A former WWE superstar thinks John Cena isn’t really retired from wrestling.
Wrestler retirements have been happening in different promotions recently. John Cena competed in his final match at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13th when he lost to Gunther by tapping out to the dreaded Sleeper hold.
Japanese wrestling legend and NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi retired at the Wrestle Kingdom 20 event in Tokyo as he competed in his final match against Kazuchika Okada, who picked up the win in Tanahashi’s last match.
TNA also has a wrestler retiring, as JDC (fka Fandango in WWE) plans to call it quits at the Genesis PPV on January 17th, when he faces his good friend Eddie Edwards.
While JDC might not be as legendary a name as Cena to WWE and Tanahashi to NJPW, it’s a reminder that many wrestlers of this era are ready to move on when they get into their 40s and realize it’s time to hang up the boots (or sneakers) for good.
The former WWE tag team known as The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) were on the Rewind Recap Relive podcast to talk about retirements in wrestling. Konnor is known as Big Kon now. Regarding JDC, Big Kon doubted that he is actually retiring.
“I don’t believe that. I saw him post that. I hadn’t talked to Fandango in a while and I saw him post that and I was like bulls**t. That was all I said to him.”
Big Kon laughed about the topic while making it clear he didn’t think wrestlers really retire.
“It’s all bulls**t, man. No wrestler has retired. That’s just their big comeback run and they can make more money.”
As for Viktor, he was even more adamant about it while claiming that Cena isn’t going to stay retired.
“No. Come on. Like, as if John Cena’s never gonna wrestle again. Sure, not going to do it for a few years because he’s going to go act, but come on. Never again? No way. John’s only 48. He still looks great.” (H/T Fightful)
John Cena Retired From WWE After Making A Promise
While people within the pro wrestling world will continue to cast doubt on John Cena’s in-ring retirement, the 17-time World Champion Cena made it clear in multiple interviews that he is going to stay retired.
“I made a promise to the WWE that I would not stick around when my skills can’t match the product, and they can’t. Like I’m 48. I can’t match up with the product now, and that’s okay, because what I do isn’t who I am.
And, the realization has helped me come to like, “no, let these guys have it now” because they’re really good, and all I would be doing is a disservice to the consumer, if I go any point beyond this.”
While Cena will likely stay busy as an actor in movies and television, he will also remain a WWE ambassador for many more years to come, a role he looks forward to.