{"id":244220,"date":"2026-05-19T23:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/john-cena-makes-promise-following-recent-wwe-announcement\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T23:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:07:56","slug":"john-cena-makes-promise-following-recent-wwe-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/john-cena-makes-promise-following-recent-wwe-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena makes promise following recent WWE announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5169305\" data-slug-id=\"2784186\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>John Cena has made a promise following his recent WWE announcement. Cena served as the host of WrestleMania 42 last month in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>Sports Illustrated<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/john-cena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">John Cena<\/a> disclosed that he would not be taking any more bumps following his retirement. The Cenation Leader lost his retirement match to Gunther at Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event in December 2025. The legend stated that while he would not be doing anything physical for the promotion, he would still be a part of the company moving forward. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This was the confusing thing about retirement. First of all, I will stay retired. No fall downs. I will not do anything physical, but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m away from WWE. Anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about not only the sports entertainment business, but WWE as a brand. So it was simply a matter of like, \u2018Well, where do I fit in now?\u2019 And we\u2019re still trying to find out those pieces, but I think we got a clear path,&#8221; he wrote. (H\/T: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WrestlePurists\/status\/2056797784230039721?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WrestlePurists<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>You can check out the interview in the video below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Cena talks criticism of &#039;John Cena Classic&#039; concept and finding his place after WWE retirement\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/224Hkn1NnWQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"224Hkn1NnWQ\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/224Hkn1NnWQ\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/224Hkn1NnWQ\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 49-year-old announced the John Cena Classic tournament earlier this month at Backlash 2026. The upcoming tournament will include fan voting to determine the winner. <\/p>\n<h2>Jim Cornette is worried about how WWE is using John Cena<\/h2>\n<p>Wrestling veteran Jim Cornette shared that he was worried about how the promotion was using John Cena. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his <em>Drive-Thru<\/em> podcast, the legend suggested that the company was having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-i-m-afraid-64-year-old-veteran-warns-wwe-john-cena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Cena appear too often<\/a> following his retirement. He noted that the former champion had appeared on roughly 60% of the PLEs since he retired from in-ring competition. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But I\u2019m afraid they\u2019re gonna, you know, play the John Cena card too often. He\u2019s been retired since December. He was at both nights of WrestleMania, and he\u2019s been at, what is that, 60% of the Premium Live Events that they\u2019ve had since he retired. Maybe 70. I\u2019m not good with math,&#8221; said Jim Cornette. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Who should win WWE&#8217;s first-ever John Cena Classic? #wwe #johncena #carmelohayes #wrestling<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It will be fascinating to see what WWE has planned for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/rumor-major-details-revealed-surrounding-john-cena-classic-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">John Cena Classic tournament<\/a> down the line. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Robert Lentini<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-john-cena-makes-promise-following-recent-wwe-announcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Cena has made a promise following his recent WWE announcement. 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