{"id":248905,"date":"2026-06-18T16:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/breaking-john-cena-on-wwe-retirement-i-had-to-walk-away\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:18:31","slug":"breaking-john-cena-on-wwe-retirement-i-had-to-walk-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/breaking-john-cena-on-wwe-retirement-i-had-to-walk-away\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: John Cena On WWE Retirement: &#8220;I Had To Walk Away&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5180940\" data-slug-id=\"2796721\">\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>Last year at Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event, John Cena announced his retirement from WWE. The Last Real Champion locked horns with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/walter-hahn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Gunther<\/a> in a final match where the Career Killer defeated the veteran star.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, Cena made multiple appearances for the sports entertainment juggernaut but has yet to engage in any physical segment. Even the Cenation Leader has recently introduced a new tournament.<\/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<p>Amid this, the veteran reiterated the reason for his sudden in-ring retirement. In a conversation on &#8220;The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon&#8221; on Wednesday, the legendary star said he misses the audience and its energy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo. What I miss is the audience. The energy that I feel when you come through the curtain,&#8221; Cena said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>However, Cena had to walk away from the squared circle because of his physical condition. The 17-time World Champion affirmed that his body can&#8217;t take bumps anymore, and that was the time that he hung up his boots.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Hall of Famer stepped away as a professional wrestler.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I had to walk away because I can&#8217;t get bodyslammed anymore. It was time,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>You can check out the entire conversation below:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Cena Reacts to Viral Hannah Montana Revelation, Shares What He Misses the Most About WWE\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NwEcyfeTWhc?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=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/youtube\" data-embed=\"NwEcyfeTWhc\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/d9466-17817853380464-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/d9466-17817853380464-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>This person might convince John Cena to come back from WWE retirement<\/h2>\n<p>In the same conversation with Jimmy Fallon, John Cena jokingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-john-cena-names-one-person-can-convince-come-wwe-retirement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">disclosed<\/a> that the only person who could convince the Cenation Leader to come out of retirement is X owner Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo. What? No. I cannot speak in absolutes because again, I don&#8217;t control that. But I think the only person that can convince me to come back, given the recent events, would be Mr. Elon Musk, and he\u2019d have to give up a whole lot of his fortune to do so. So, until he does that, I think I\u2019m going to stay retired,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It will be interesting to see when John Cena will appear next in WWE.<\/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 R. 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