SUMMARY
- In an interview with The One Show on the BBC, John Cena revealed his future plans and final match.
- Cena praised his fans in the UK and said they were the best.
John Cena has been the fan-favorite wrestler in WWE for years. The Leader of Cenation has been in the Stamford-based promotion for over two decades and is placed amongst the greatest of all time. He has been one of the heroes in professional wrestling and has continuously inspired others.
Cena has been focused on Hollywood in recent years and has wrestled as a part-timer in WWE. But as he gets older every year, it becomes more unlikely that he will ever return as a full-timer for a long time. In his recent interview with The One Show on the BBC, the Cenation Leader revealed his plans and final match.
John Cena says on The One Show that his dream last match would be a match at Wrestlemania in London as the UK has the best fans in the world 🇬🇧
I love this guy so much🥹
Watching his last match in person would be the best experience, I hope they can somehow make it happen🤞 pic.twitter.com/NW3QpnuQyK
— 𝙎𝙖𝙢 ☻ (@RhodesKotaEra) January 24, 2024
Cena praised WWE fans in the UK and said they were the best; he further said, I don’t think I’ll be able to choose my opponent but if I could choose a venue it’d be the O2 in London.” According to him, he would like to perform in the O2 arena for his final wrestling match. Cena has been hinting about his retirement recently.
John Cena returned to the O2 Arena at Money in the Bank 2023, where he was welcomed by a passionate crowd and vowed to bring WrestleMania to the UK. He was interrupted by Grayson Waller, and ‘Mr. Hustle Loyalty Respect’ cleared him out of the ring with an AA
John Cena reveals the age he will retire
In another interview on Entertainment Tonight, John Cena revealed his future in WWE. He explained that he loves his fanbase and would like to honor them. He said that he was already 46 and knew what it takes to be a performer in WWE. John doesn’t want to continue performing just for the sake of doing it and therefore has a timeline for him.
John Cena says he wants to have his last match before he’s 50. He’s currently 46.
-Entertainment Tonight pic.twitter.com/IAPRZRJZet
— Wrestlelamia.com (@wrestlelamia) January 24, 2024
He said, I wanna have the passion — the same passion as the fanbase — & I wanna give them exactly what they give me. The miles on the speedometer say, ‘Hey, that’s gotta be done before 50’, that’s the timeline I’ve put on myself.” He explained that he would continue to appear in WWE until the age of 50.
According to his timeline, Cena has four more years left. And fans would want to cherish all his performances in these four years.
John Cena’s last match in WWE
John Cena was last seen competing in the squared ring on November 4, 2023, at the WWE Crown Jewel in Riyadh. He faced Solo Sikoa and lost to him in a singles match. Prior to this, he had teamed up with LA Knight to defeat the tag team of Jimmy Uso and Solo.
The former 16-time World Champion last won in a singles match against Kane in 2018. Since then, Champ has continued his losing streak. It will be interesting to see if he makes his return for WrestleMania 40 in 2024.