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John Cena Retirement: After saying goodbye to wrestling, John Cena became emotional and told the fans that it is an honor for me to have entertained you for so many years.
John Cena Retirement : World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star wrestler John Cena has said goodbye to the ring. The wrestler played his last match against Gunther on Saturday, where he had to face defeat. Gunther forced Cena to tap out (surrender) and this was the first time in 20 years that Cena had tapped out in a match. Let us tell you that in WWE, when a wrestler gets injured, unconscious or submits, it is called tap out. Apart from this, after winning the match, Gunther congratulated John Cena for his brilliant career.
John Cena expressed gratitude to the fans
After the end of the match, John Cena became emotional and now a video of him is going viral on social media. After this, Cena placed his wrestling boots in the ring and was seen showering immense love on him from the audience. During this, John Cena said that it has been his honor to entertain the fans for so many years. After this he went behind the scenes and a brilliant career came to an end. People also supported him a lot on his farewell and wished him best of luck. At the same time, during wrestling there are wins and losses, but in this match the entire atmosphere was filled with celebration. When he said goodbye to his career, many of his rivals Kurt Angle, Mark Henry and Rob Van Dam were also present at ringside. Apart from this, Michelle McCool and Trish Stratus were also seen in the ring.
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— WWE (@WWE) December 14, 2025
Many veterans gave good wishes
Apart from this, many legends including The Rock and Kane wished him well at the end of his career. Meanwhile, during the entire show, videos of Cena’s entire career and achievements were also shown and due to this the atmosphere became quite emotional. At the same time, when Australia Wrestler Gunther entered the ring, he had to face fierce booing from the audience. On the other hand, as soon as Cena enters on his iconic theme song, the entire arena echoes. 17-time World Champion Cena was welcomed in the ring by his old rivals. Gunther had the upper hand in the beginning of the match, however Cena made a comeback. After this, John Cena came back and tried to end the match quickly by applying Five Knuckle Shuffle and STF. Ring General Gunther regained control and won the match.
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