The toughest moment of anyone’s profession is after they take the exit ramp and say goodbye to a occupation that turned them right into a household name. For a sport as grueling as skilled wrestling, John Cena realized that Father Time doesn’t decelerate for no man. Not even the “G.O.A.T.” Witnessing the incredible run Cena had in his “Never Seen 17” tenure each within the ring and backstage, Triple H is adamant that what fans saw at Saturday Night’s Principal Event back in December was the last time they’d see Cena wrestle ever again.
“I believe for John to have the moment where he gracefully bowed out in the best way and that he desired to was phenomenal for him. But he loves this,” the chief content officer told “WWE SmackDown” commentator Joe Tessitore in his sit down interview. “He still has this incredible passion for it…I do consider in his commitment that he won’t ever wrestle, perform in-ring again.”
In fact, never say never in life. Missed by many after his “Last Time Is Now” match, Cena would return to WWE programming 4 months later and host this 12 months’s WrestleMania 42 two-night event. Before he left his sneakers within the ring, Cena not only got to make history because the first-ever 17-time world champion, but he finally became a part of the WWE Grand Slam club.
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