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A major appearance at an upcoming WWE show has been announced for John Cena's retirement tour next year. The Cenation Leader made a surprise appearance at Money in the Bank 2024 to announce that 2025 would be his final year as an active WWE Superstar.
The promotion shared that John Cena would be appearing at Elimination Chamber 2025 in Toronto, Canada. It will be the legend's final match at an Elimination Chamber event, and the show will take place on March 1, 2025.
"The time is NOW! 🚨 Don't miss @JohnCena's LAST TIME EVER in Toronto at Elimination Chamber. Register here for pre-sale info ⤵️"
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Cena did not compete at WrestleMania XL but did get involved in the main event. The veteran put Solo Sikoa through the announce table but was hit with a Rock Bottom by The Rock. However, The Undertaker then arrived to deliver a Chokeslam to The Final Boss, and Cody Rhodes went on to defeat Roman Reigns to capture the Undisputed WWE Championship.
WWE legend does not think John Cena should retire from wrestling
Jerry "The King" Lawler recently shared an interesting reaction to John Cena's upcoming retirement from the squared circle.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling's Bill Apter, Lawler discussed Cena's upcoming retirement from in-ring competition. The legend stated that he didn't think anyone should retire and often associates the word with death. He added that Cena still has a lot to do in the business and does not think he should use the word retire.
"No, I don't think anybody should ever retire. There's too many things you can do without using the word retire. When I hear about somebody retiring, I look for them to die pretty soon, so I would never say that he's gonna retire." [1:28 – 1:57]
You can check out the interview in the video below:
CM Punk recently disclosed that he was hoping to have one more match against John Cena before the former champion retired from the ring. It will be fascinating to see what WWE has planned for the 47-year-old's retirement tour next year.
