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Wrestler John Cena announces pending retirement after 2025 season

Cena is a 16-time WWE champion who has moved on into the movies
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FILE - World Wrestling Entertainment star John Cena carries professional wrestler and WWE Executive Vice President Paul BԪַTriple HBԪַ Levesque during their match of the BԪַGreatest Royal RumbleBԪַ event in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, April 27, 2018. Cena announced Saturday, July 6, 2024, that he will retire from professional wresting next year after two decades in the ring. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

announced Saturday night that he will retire from professional wrestling next year after two decades in the ring.

The wrestler-turned-actor delivered a heartfelt speech to a stadium of fans in Toronto, 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.

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In a news conference after the event, Cena told reporters that he feels physically BԪַat my end,BԪַ but that doesnBԪַt 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 fan-favorite BԪַDoctor of Thuganomics,BԪַ a rapper character decked in gold chains and a backwards hat who challenged his wrestling opponents to rap battles. He went on to portray other popular characters, both in the ring and on the big screen.

Cena played starring roles in the films BԪַBlockersBԪַ and BԪַThe Suicide Squad.BԪַ He has made multiple appearances in the BԪַFast & FuriousBԪַ franchise and appeared most recently in the comedy thriller BԪַArgylleBԪַ and the box office hit BԪַBarbie.BԪַ

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