John Cena has revealed that he isn’t going out on his own terms when it comes to his retirement from WWE. Cena, who has won a record 17 world titles in WWE, will be hanging up his boots afetr his match with Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event on Saturday, December 13.
Cena’s final run saw him beat Ric Flair for the most number of World title reigns, turn heel, win the Intercontinental championship to become a grand slam champion in the company. With his 25-year career coming to a close in WWE, the 48-year-old said that if it was up to him, he would have wrestled all his life.
However, Cena said he made a promise to the WWE Universe that he wouldn’t do harm the product and leave a bad taste in the mouth of the fans.
“I’m not going out on my own terms. If I could do this in infinity, I would do it.”
“I made a promise to the fan base when I started that when I got a step slower, I gotta walk away.”
“Yeah, I could probably squeeze out more matches, but at what cost? I do harm to myself, I do harm to the product, and you as a fan you leave feeling bad or sad,” said Cena.
‘KIND OF CLOSING A CHAPTER OF AN ERA’
During his run, Cena had incredible matches with the likes of Cody Rhodes, Dominik Mysterio among others, who are tipped to be the future of the company. Cena said that his final match will act as an exposure to the new stars of the company and close big chapter in sports entertainment.
“We can take the eyes that care about showing up to our show and expose them to the future and what’s next. Yes, it’s my last match, but it’s collectively we’re all just kind of closing a chapter of an era in sports entertainment,” said Cena.
Cena is one of the last remaining stars from the Ruthless Aggression era in WWE, having won all the titles up for grabs.
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