John Cena announcing his retirement from the WWE in 2025 left fans absolutely stunned

After more than two decades, the man you can’t see is officially leaving the ring where you first saw him.

John Cena, the longtime wrestler-turned-actor, shared at Saturday’s WWE Money in the Bank that he will be retiring from in-ring competition in 2025.

After making his unofficial WWE debut in 2000, Cena won a record 16 world champions and forged a legacy as one of the most beloved wrestlers within the WWE landscape.

While he’s primarily worked as an actor over the last decade in projects like The Suicide Squad, Bumblebee and the last two Fast and the Furious films, Cena’s career as a wrestler has garnered him one of the most passionate fanbases in all of professional sports.

News of his retirement is seismic for the WWE community, and you can bet that fans had some incredibly emotional responses for The Prototype exiting the professional wrestling world.

While it’s always possible Cena could make surprise WWE appearances in the future, fans grappled with the reality that one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time was prepared to ride off into the sunset.