John Cena officially retired from professional wrestling on December 14, 2025. In his last match, he wrestled “The Ring General Gunther.” During this match, Cena tapped out to Gunther, which marked the end of Cena’s legendary WWE career.
Cena’s retirement tour officially began when he appeared on the first episode of Monday Night Raw on Netflix. In his entire retirement tour, Cena appeared 36 times, and on every appearance, we saw many memorable moments.
Now, let’s take a look at some of the top moments in the retirement tour of “The Greatest Of All Time”, John Cena:
John Cena Becomes a 17-time World Champion
John Cena won the 2025 Elimination Chamber, which earned him a WrestleMania main event match against Cody Rhodes.
During this match, Cena used unethical tactics and had Travis Scott in his corner, which ultimately led Cena to become a 17-time WWE World Champion.
Winning the IC Championship
On his second-to-last Monday Night Raw appearance, Cena faced Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship.
During this match, despite the interference from the Judgement Day, Cena managed to defeat Mysterio and became a Grand Slam Champion in WWE.
Turning Heel
One of the most shocking moments in the history of WWE happened at the 2025 Elimination Chamber. When Cena won the Elimination Chamber match, he turned heel and attacked Cody Rhodes.
This moment was one of the biggest shocking moments in WWE history, as John Cena has always been the greatest baby face in this industry. So Cena turning heel was definitely something that caught everybody’s attention.
Final Good Bye
John Cena wrestled his last match at the Saturday Night Main Event. When he was about to tap out, it was clearly seen that Cena was happy that he was leaving this place in better hands.
During the SNME post-show, Triple H said that Cena always wanted to leave this place better than it originally was, and tonight, he was satisfied.