John Cena Says He’s Retiring From Professional Wrestling After the 2025 Season
The wrestler-turned-actor promised a farewell tour with dozens of dates and an epic final fight but noted he feels physically “at my end." John Cena says he will retire from professional wrestling next year after two decades in the ring. On Saturday night, the wrestler-turned-actor delivered a heartfelt speech in Toronto to a stadium of World Wrestling Entertainment fans, who booed in disappointment as Cena said the 2025 season would be his last. He promised a farewell tour with dozens of dates and an epic final fight, and he assured fans he would remain involved with the wrestling franchise that launched his career. “Thank you so much for letting me play in the house that you built for so many years,” Cena told the crowd. In a news conference after the event, Cena told reporters that he feels physically “at my end,” but that doesn’t mean he needs to distance himself from the sport he loves. Cena is a 16-time WWE champion who burst onto the scene in the early 2000s as the