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John Cena isn’t fairly able to say goodbye to wrestling simply but — however he does have plans to take action quickly.
“That’s not a possibly,” Cena, 46, instructed Leisure Tonight on Tuesday, January 23. “That point is gonna come and it’s gonna come quickly.”
Cena made his debut within the WWE in 2002. He famous he’s “had at the very least one match yearly” since and doesn’t “intend to overlook a yr” for “so long as [he] can carry out.”
“I made a promise to the patron early on, to WWE followers, ’trigger I understand how robust it’s to be a fan. You gotta come out of pocket — and WWE has a ton of content material — it takes rather a lot to be a passionate fan and our fanbase is passionate and world,” he mentioned. “I by no means wished to go on the market only for the sake of going on the market.”
Cena mentioned he feels “nice” forward of turning 47.
“So inside I really feel nice, however I do know what it takes to be a WWE performer evening in and evening out and I don’t ever wanna simply go on the market and do it to do it,” he mentioned. “I wanna have the fervour — the identical ardour because the fanbase — and I wanna give them precisely what they provide me. The miles on the speedometer say, ‘Hey, that’s gotta be executed earlier than 50.’”
Cena made his transition to performing throughout a break from wrestling in 2006. He’s since starred in a number of notable movies, together with Trainwreck, Blockers and the upcoming 2024 film Argylle.
“It’s robust to juggle each as a result of, you realize, if you’re filming Argylle, Matthew [Vaughn] received’t allow you to go do anything due to insurance coverage,” he joked of the movie’s director. “So so long as the cellphone retains ringing and we’ve had some good alternatives right here, I’ll sort of protect that for so long as I can. However even coming again for these one-at-a-time issues or quick three-month durations, it takes its toll an increasing number of and I’ve simply had an extremely lucky run with my well being. I really feel nice. I simply need to proceed to really feel nice the remainder of my life.”
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As for whether or not Cena might be making an look on the upcoming WrestleMania occasion in April, he hinted on the chance.
“I don’t know if I’ll be free that weekend, however it’s a weekend and flicks don’t shoot on the weekends,” he quipped. “However once I say I’m executed — in WWE, they are saying by no means say by no means and lots of people retire and are available again — I’m simply being trustworthy with myself. There’s such a terrific new era now as properly. It’s time to cross the electrical power on to the parents that may be there on daily basis.”
