John Cena responds to skepticism over WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event being his final match

While speaking to Jimmy Kimmel Live, John Cena discussed his upcoming WWE retirement match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Here is what Cena stated…

“It’s been a crazy year. Just to bring everyone—except the three people in the audience who already know—up to speed, it has been a crazy year. I announced my retirement about 15 months in advance, which has really never been done in WWE history. WWE Superstars don’t typically retire; they always seem to hang on for one more match. But I am absolutely, 100% done. December 13th on Peacock is my last in-ring match. I will never wrestle again. [What if you do wrestle again?] Then you’ll be able to show this clip. You can call me a liar.

But there’s a lot of skepticism out there because this has never really been done before. I just hope people can come to grips with it. The reason I wanted to give everyone so much lead time is that performing for two decades—people allowing me into their living rooms week after week, 52 weeks a year with no reruns—you build a real connection. Touring the world this past year has been beautiful. Meeting fans and hearing their stories and connections has meant a lot to me. I wanted to give people a heads-up so they could process it, however they needed to. Whatever closure they want. This beautiful connection we’ve had—I’m ending it now. And if you’re one of those people saying, ‘You’re never going to retire,’ after the 13th it’s going to feel weird because you won’t have the closure you wanted. So I really hope everybody tunes in to Saturday Night’s Main Event. It’s the last one I’ve got.”