John Cena is one of the greatest wrestlers in WWE. The impact that he has created around the globe with his name is unmatched. Most fans started watching WWE because of him. However, it was during the Money in the Bank 2024 Premium Live Event that he made a shocking announcement. The announcement took the whole wrestling world by storm.
The 16-time World Champion had announced that he was retiring from WWE. But he wants to give the fans one last run; hence his farewell tour is expected to begin from the Royal Rumble in 2025. It has now been confirmed by WWE EVP Chris Legentil that John is going to have a full run. This means that he will have one last performance at almost every event in 2025.
During his appearance on The Sports Media Podcast, Chris made this exciting announcement. Cena has been considered an all-time great throughout the wrestling industry. It has been a while since he has worked as a full-time wrestler in WWE. Seeing him on Raw or SmackDown every week will be a sense of nostalgia for wrestling fans.
He’s going to do a full year-long tour with us. And that’s going to be worldwide. We think that the opportunity for the people to see John Cena one last time all around the world is going to be quite powerful.
It was also further added by Chris that people will get the opportunity to see John one last time. This will definitely motivate them to come to shows even more. His last run will not only benefit him, but it will also benefit the company largely. Even though it has not been confirmed yet, many fans speculate that John will appear on the debut episode of Monday Night Raw on Netflix. This episode is set to air on January 6, 2025. It will be interesting to see in what direction his last chapter as a wrestler will unfold.
John Cena looks in shape ahead of his farewell tour
John Cena, along with being an amazing in-ring talent, also has an amazing physique. The work he puts in at the gym has reflected clearly on his body. He has been a source of inspiration for youngsters to go to the gym as well. During his young days and even now, John has had an incredible physique. His body is full of muscles, and it seems that he is not stopping anytime soon.
Despite being 47 years old, John has been in amazing shape. It has not been once, ever since his debut, that he has not looked the part during wrestling. A video of the former United States champion was shared on X. It seems like at the moment he is getting in shape for his farewell tour. Fans have even commented that with the hair on his head, he looks like Jackie Chan.
Cena is respected by everybody in the locker room as well as everybody backstage. The type of character that he is has inspired future generations to be like him. His farewell tour will be a very emotional moment for the whole wrestling industry. There are going to be a lot of expectations on the WWE creative team to give him the farewell that he deserves. It will be interesting to see if he will make more history during his final run. He is one championship away from becoming a Grand Slam champion. The world championship only needs to be captured one more time by him for him to hold it the most amount of times. There is a lot of history that awaits him on his final journey.
