John Cena’s WWE journey has ended. 48-year-old Cena bid farewell to his 23-year-long career with a defeat against Gunther in his last match on Saturday. Cena looked very dejected at the time of retirement. John Cena had started his last match in a great way.
He even lifted Gunther on his shoulders and threw him in the ring. At this time it seemed that Cena would say goodbye to his career with a victory, but as the match progressed, Cena’s condition in the match started weakening. He suddenly started looking very weak.
John Cena take retirement from wrestling
He weakened him with a sleeper lock in the final moments. In the final stages of the match, Cena seemed to have given up, and ultimately lost. The match was so exciting that the audience was glued to their seats. This was the first time in nearly 20 years that John Cena had tapped out in a match.
John Cena had a very impressive professional career. He made his WWE debut in 2002 on an episode of SmackDown against Kurt Angle. Cena’s journey wasn’t easy, and he struggled early in his career. There was a time when he could have been released. In 2004, he debuted at WrestleMania and defeated Big Show to win the United States Championship. After this title, Cena never looked back and over the next two decades, he became a major and popular name in the WWE ring.
The GOAT.
There will never be another John Cena! 🥹 pic.twitter.com/8dT8jUQjma
— WWE (@WWE) December 14, 2025
John Cena is a 17-time world champion in professional wrestling. He is a three-time World Heavyweight Champion and a record thirteen-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion. In addition to these championships, Cena has also won the WWE United States Championship four times and the World Tag Team Championship five times. In WWE, Cena has wrestled a total of 2,259 matches.










