John Felix Anthony Cena is a former professional wrestler who retired from professional wrestling on December 14, 2025. In his last match, he faced “The Ring General”, Gunther, who, after 20+ years, made “The Greatest of All Time”, John Cena, tap out. After his last, Cena received a standing ovation from the crowd and the entire locker room, which served as the perfect send-off for a wrestler of this caliber.
After Cena lost his last match, there was visible frustration among the WWE fans, as no one wanted Cena to lose in his last match. This entire situation reached its peak when Triple H came out to the ring, and fans started booing and cursing him.
During the Saturday Night Main Event post-show, Triple H tried to explain that it was Cena’s idea to put Gunther over, as he always wanted to put this business in a place better than he found it. Triple H also said that he can take criticism, as this is a part of his job. At the end of the day, every single wrestling fan knew that Cena decided to finally give up and tap out, and to put Gunther over in his last wrestling match.
Top 5 Moments in John Cena’s Retirement Tour
1.) Selling his Soul to the Rock
After John Cena won the 2025 Elimination Chamber match, Cena, for the first time in his career, turned heel and joined forces with The Rock and Travis Scott. This all happened because The Rock wanted Cody Rhodes to sell out and become his corporate champion. However, Rhodes declined the offer, and in a shocking moment, Cena accepted this deal and turned heel on Rhodes.
2.) Winning the 17th World Title
After winning the 2025 Elimination Chamber, Cena earned a WrestleMania main event match against Cody Rhodes for the WWE Undisputed Championship at WrestleMania 40. The build towards this match was totally based on Cena’s heel turn and his anger towards the WWE Universe. At WrestleMania 40, during the main event match, Travis Scott came out to help Cena and helped him win the WWE Undisputed Championship for the 17th time in his career.
3.) Passing the torch to Cody Rhodes
Cody Rhodes won the 2025 King of the Ring tournament, which earned him a title match against Cena at 2025 SummerSlam. During the build-up to this match, Cena once again turned face and said that he was going to give Rhodes his best match ever.
At the 2025 SummerSlam, Rhodes defeated Cena to become a two-time WWE Champion. After the match, Cena hugged Cody and raised his hand, a moment that, by many, was considered Cena passing the torch to Cody Rhodes
4.) Becoming a Grand Slam Champion
In Cena’s 20+ year career, Cena had never won the Intercontinental Championship. However, on November 11, 2025, during his second-to-last Monday Night Raw appearance, he wrestled a match against Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship. Cena defeated Mysterio in this match and officially became the Grand Slam Champion in WWE
5.) Tapping out to Gunther
Cena’s last wrestling match was very emotional for every single wrestling fan. During his final wrestling match against Gunther, he gave everything he had, but unfortunately, it was not enough. At the end of the match, when Cena was about to tap out, we saw a clear smile on Cena’s face, indicating that he was satisfied with going out this way.
FAQs
Q. Why is everyone hating on Triple H?
A. WWE Fans wanted Cena to win his last wrestling match; however, after he tapped out to Gunther, everyone got angry over this booking decision.
Q. What WWE record does John Cena hold?
A. Cena is the only professional wrestler who has won the WWE World Championships 17 times.
Q. Is Cena a Grand Slam Champion in WWE?
A. Cena became a Grand Slam Champion in WWE on November 11, 2025, after defeating Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship.
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