16-time WWE World Champion John Cena is preparing to retire from WWE after a legendary career spanning more than two decades. Cena made the announcement at WWE Money in the Bank, news that left the wrestling world stunned. However, to mark the occasion, John Cena has planned an extensive retirement tour throughout 2025.

The tour will give fans multiple opportunities to see him in action one last time. In a recent interview, Cena revealed that he will dedicate the entire year 2025 to WWE for his retirement tour. This tour will include around 36 dates, with important stops such as Royal Rumble, the first edition of Monday Night RAW on Netflix, and WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas.

In addition, Cena stated that this tour would emerge as his biggest priority after the filming of the second season of Peacemaker, which ends at the end of 2024. But how did he come up with the decision to finally call it quits on his legendary career? Well, the answer to this has been provided by our very own leader of the Cenation. In an interview with Denise Salcedo, he revealed that he had been preparing for his one last run for a long time.

He said, “It’s something I’ve been preparing for for a long time. If you backtrack interviews, I started talking about that in, maybe 2019. So I’m ready for it. And I think now is the perfect time to do it. I have a little bit of time in 2025, and the WWE has been awesome working with schedules and everything. They thought it was a great idea. So they kind of ran with the idea. We expanded it to a year, thirty-six dates. I feel great; it’s a happy thing. I’m not going to tell anyone how to feel because I don’t believe in that. But I’m going to approach it with an upbeat attitude.”

As for his tour, the WWE superstar provided details in his interview by saying “I can say that with the utmost conviction because I’ve given the 2025 schedule to WWE. I’m retiring in 2025 and starting that farewell tour in January. I’ll finish it in December and there will be about 36 dates around the world to thank and thank all WWE fans around the world. So that’s what I’m going to do in 2025.” In addition, John Cena expressed his deep appreciation to the WWE audience, acknowledging their support over the past 25 years, and emphasized that the tour is his way of saying “thank you” to fans around the world. So will this actually be the last that we get to see of him as a WWE superstar?

John Cena says nothing can change his mind about retirement

John Cena and WWE are two elements that will remain forever linked by a history that has lasted more than 20 years. During his run, the Leader of the Cenation won numerous titles: 25 belts won in total. Apart from this, he was a one-time winner of Money in The Bank in 2012 and a two-time winner of the Royal Rumble in both 2008 and 2013. Specifically, John Cena is a sixteen-time world champion, winning the WWE Championship 13 times and the World Heavyweight Championship 3 times.

Thus, putting him on a par with legendary wrestler Ric Flair. Cena, in addition to being a leading figure in the field of charity, has also embarked on a good acting career having prominent roles such as that of Peacemaker or the two appearances in the Fast and Furious film saga. In a recent interview with Liam Crowley of ComicBook, John Cena revealed that his decision to retire is final.

He said, “There isn’t a check writer with enough money to change my mind when I hang it up in December. I don’t want to continue for ego or financial gain. I built a relationship of trust and authenticity over the years with the WWE. And that’s people who think I suck and people who believe in me. They know that I shoot them straight and I’m trustworthy. I mean what I say: when I’m done in December, I am done. It is the last time I will perform in a ring.” Well, it sure looks like Cena has made up his mind. So it surely would be an emotional farewell. What do you think? Will Cena ever change his mind? And who do you think he will face as his last opponent? Let us know in the comments.