John Cena says it would be “financial suicide” if someone tried to court him for another wrestling match
During an interview with USWeekly.com, John Cena commented on what it would take for him to come out of retirement from wrestling…
“I hate speaking in absolutes … ‘Never’ is a strong word. It would be financial suicide for someone to court me in a position where I would have another match, and I truly mean that. So if you’re in the business of torching currency, that’s the only way to get me back in the ring.
Aside from that, the reason ‘one more match’ resonated so well for me is that, first of all, I got to express to the fans how fulfilled I felt when I retired. Second of all, the interest from an audience saying, ‘We want to see you again!’ gets me excited for the new idea of the John Cena Classic.
We can do this again. I’ll be there. It’ll be fan-forward and fan-first. I won’t be so focused on, ‘Man, this match means everything to me. I’ve got to make sure I give all I have when the music plays and I’m under the lights.’ Instead, I get to watch other performers, so I can kind of be the ambassador for the event. I can get out there and meet with the people who matter most in my life, the fans.
I really can’t wait for this thing to find its legs, for us to get a city and a date and move forward. I can’t wait for it to happen. So when I hear ‘one more match,’ I hear that there’s still interest and the heart still beats.
I’m trying to think in my head, how can we gear this so that I can be there, be active, and be included, while allowing others to do the thing I can no longer do. I hope we have that with the John Cena Classic.”