Cena first announced his intention to step out of the ring at the Money in the Bank event on July 6, 2024 in Toronto, but instead of bowing out with one fight, the WWE icon instead announced a farewell tour. called “The Last Time Is Now.” This final run included 36 contracted performances before it was called to an end, across the US, Canada, Europe and even Australia. This is the legacy he leaves for others to try to follow:
John Cena gives the most Make-A-Wish moments
One of John Cena’s biggest appeals has always been the bond he builds with his fans. Although the big man will no longer actively compete in a wrestling ring, he has no plans to give up his Guinness World Record setting and grant as many wishes as possible. Since I set the Guinness record with 650 wishes from 2022Super-Cena has continued to offer light to those who are suffering and just want to meet their hero.
John Cena has won the most world titles
As of 2025, Cena has set the record for winning the most world titles in professional wrestling, gaining 17 world championships in his stellar career and overtaking Ric Flair’s total of 16 titles. Cena’s final title was earned during his farewell tour, when he poetically defeated Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, capturing his seventeenth championship in his seventeenth (and final) WrestleMania match.
John Cena has wrestled over 2,000 matches
According to the pro wrestling statistics website, Cagematch.netJohn Cena’s career included a astonishing 2,326 matches. The legend began his career in 1999, training with Ultimate Pro Wrestling and making his debut there as the semi-robotic character known as ‘The Prototype’ before signing a WWE developmental contract in 2001 and famously answering Kurt Angle’s open challenge on the June 27, 2002 episode of SmackDown.
John Cena was the ultimate ‘good guy’
Staying relevant in the cutthroat world of WWE often requires constant reinvention, switching from heroic babyface-like character to dastardly heel multiple times during your career, but Cena’s class act was so cemented with fans that he remained steadfast as the ultimate good guy, and whenever he wondered whether he would turn to the dark side, his former boss and WWE CEO Vince McMahon would veto the idea, not least due to his charitable efforts and massive merchandise sales.
In total, Cena spent almost twenty years as a good guy in wrestling, another feat that has earned him an award. Guinness world record. And when the “You Can’t See Me Star” was busy trying to become a heel during his farewell tour, the storyline flopped and he returned to the beloved John Cena who we just can’t leave behind.
John Cena is the king of the box office
Although Cena has been on the big screen lately, appearing in films like Trainwreck, Bumblebee and Head of State, the grappler has long reigned as king at the WWE box office. WWE’s Chief Content Officer, Paul ‘Triple H’ Lavesque, even announced after Cena’s retirement match in Washington DC that he had broken another record. “Tonight’s #SNME (Saturday Night’s Main Event) was not only the highest-grossing WWE arena event ever, but the highest-grossing event ever at the Capital One Arena,” Triple H said via X.
So John has now called the shots, but his contributions to WWE remain unparalleled. He’ll likely return to help wave the flag for the company as a commentator or perhaps even as a special guest referee if we’re lucky. Of course, Cena has already made visits to the promotion’s Orlando performance center to help develop WWE’s next big superstars. No doubt Cena’s star will continue to rise on television and in cinema, so you’ll still see plenty of the pop culture icon, and as for life after Cena in WWE, those next big superstars are working their way up the food chain on Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown and Tuesday Night’s NXT, streaming on Peacock, USA Network and Netflix.
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