Featured Columnist IVApril 8, 2024
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John Cena is aware of his time in a WWE ring is coming to an in depth.
The 16-time WWE champion appeared on the Pat McAfee Present on Monday and reiterated he plans to stroll away from professional wrestling by the point he turns 50.
John Cena @JohnCena
.@PatMcAfeeShow is an unbelievable area for large moments throughout sports activities and leisure. Thanks for an important dialog about the whole lot from #WrestleMania, flying vehicles, #RickyStanicky to retirement.
I promise to do my greatest and stroll the discuss to set the stage for #OneLastTime. https://t.co/sMgWzejqWR
Cena turns 47 later this month, so this offers him a roundabout cutoff date of WrestleMania 43 for his last WWE match. Wrestling retirements being what they’re, you can be forgiven should you do not take Cena at his full face worth, however most wrestlers do not have his bustling profession outdoors the ring.
Actually, Cena stated he hopes his Hollywood obligations decelerate a bit so he can do one last prolonged run in WWE:
Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow
“I am crossing my fingers that I can inform the Hollywood World to pump the brakes and I can come again to my household for one final run”
HELLL YEAH @JohnCena 👏 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/h1oi3t43Y5
Probably the most logical story Cena has remaining to inform is his quest for a report 17 world championships. He is at present tied with Ric Aptitude for essentially the most in WWE historical past, and it was as soon as seen as a foregone conclusion that he would blaze previous the Nature Boy.
As an alternative, Cena’s film profession blew up in a single day and wrestling rapidly turned a secondary focus. Cena has not had a title reign since 2017, and even that was an aborted 14-day stint that was seemingly solely completed so he may tie Aptitude. He isn’t had a significant run since his United States title reigns in 2015, and he isn’t held a world title for greater than 50 days in additional than a decade.
The Hollywood writers’ strike final 12 months did enable Cena to come back again for a brief run, however he competed in solely two televised matches. Primarily based on the sound of his feedback Monday, Cena’s subsequent run will characteristic loads of in-ring motion—and maybe for the ultimate time.
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