{"id":38232,"date":"2024-07-15T11:02:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=38232"},"modified":"2024-07-15T11:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:02:06","slug":"john-cena-announces-retirement-from-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/07\/john-cena-announces-retirement-from-wwe.html","title":{"rendered":"John Cena Announces Retirement From WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sixteen-time world champion wrestler John Cena recently announced his retirement at WWE\u2019s Money in the Bank at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, which Cena said was the \u201cperfect\u201d place to make the announcement. In recent years, Cena has shown off a towel that says, \u201cNever give up.\u201d This time, it said, \u201cThe last time is now,\u201d a reference to his entrance song, \u201cThe Time is Now.\u201d Cena also wore a shirt that said \u201cThe Last Time Is Now Tour\u201d and \u201cJohn Cena Farewell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cena said he would compete at next year\u2019s Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania, which will be his final events. Chants of \u201cThank you, Cena\u201d roared through the crowd afterward. Cena told the crowd, \u201cThank you for letting me play in the house you built for so many years.\u201d\u00a0 Now a Hollywood superstar, Cena made his WWE debut in 2002 and quickly became a fan favorite. His first dominant shtick was as a trash-talking rapper when he was nicknamed the \u201cDoctor of Thuganomics.\u201d Two of his most famous matches were at back-to-back WrestleMania events in 2012 and 2013, both of which came against\u00a0Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson.\u00a0Cena lost the first but won the second.<\/p>\n