Former WWE Star Says John Cena’s Retirement Is A “Good Call”

It’s the right time for John Cena to step away.

At Money In The Bank John Cena stunned fans by announcing his WWE retirement.

Although it initially appeared as though Cena would wrestle his final match at WrestleMania 41, his retirement tour will last from “January to December.” It’s also been reported that while Cena is planning to hang up his jorts in 2025, he will remain part of the WWE family.

During the most recent episode of the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the former WWE and AEW star was asked about Cena’s impending retirement.

“I think John retiring is probably a good call for him because I think he wants to move forward and do more things on the Hollywood front and in the acting front and whatnot.

I think, by kind of setting a timetable on it, 2025 over the course of that year is when he’s going to do his retirement, I think he’ll have a run of very interesting matches, very interesting feuds, and there will be people that he’ll elevate along that path, and they’ll make it emotional. They’ll find a way to tie into the storytelling where it seems real emotional and you’re gonna miss him. You’re going to bereave him whenever he’s gone.

But I think over the course of that time, he’ll do great. I think he’ll elevate people. He’ll get people emotionally connected to him in his journey and what he’s doing. Then I think he’ll leave WWE, and you’ll still him back as a figure on TV, interacting but not wrestling as much, and he will fully focus everything on Hollywood and acting,”

Matt Hardy Sees Value In John Cena Title Run

Hardy was then asked whether he would like to see Cena win the World Championship for a 17th time to break the record he jointly holds with Ric Flair. The tag team legend said he “wouldn’t mind” seeing another Cena title run after everything he’s given to WWE.

“I wouldn’t mind that. I wouldn’t mind that at all. I think he is such a WWE loyalist, I wouldn’t mind that. He would be a great guy to get that honor. When you look back at him and it’s all said and done, he spent his entire career at WWE and for WWE, and he really is one of the more loyal employees that has ever worked at WWE. So yeah, I wouldn’t mind that at all,”

The veteran added that he sees value in Cena holding the title, even for a short period, as it gives someone a chance to “beat the legend,” making them a bigger star.

H/t to Fightful