John Cena Addresses Injury Fears On WWE Retirement Tour

John Cena has responded to the concerns that a major injury could have derailed his WWE retirement tour.

Unlike many legends of wrestling who chose to have a one-off retirement match, likely at one of the biggest shows of the year, Cena chose to do something different to round out his in-ring career. After announcing his retirement back at Money in the Bank 2024, the Hollywood star later revealed that he was going to embark on a 12-month tour that would culminate in December 2025.

While the announcement of a year-long series of appearances gave fans multiple opportunities to see Cena one last time, some had concerns regarding the 48-year-old’s plans. With Cena having more than 2 decades of wear and tear on his body, along with the risks associated with wrestling in general, there was always the fear that Cena could get injured and require more than a year away from the ring to recover, derailing both his WWE and Hollywood plans.

“I Know What I Am Capable Of”: John Cena On Injury Concerns

While speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Cena was asked if there were fears that an injury could affect plans, to which Cena responded that he ensured he was as prepared as possible before stepping into the ring, and that he wasn’t going to try anything too risky to minimise the risk:

“That’s a concern we have all the time, not just in my perspective, you don’t think about it. I don’t really try stuff I haven’t done before on TV. I don’t debut stuff for the first time out there. So I think that helps knowing what you’re capable of. I’ve seen it firsthand. A lot of performers getting to the age and think there is good once as they once were, and again, I’ve leaned on what strength I have left, I’ve leaned on the wisdom I have and some of the tricks I’ve learned, but all the stuff I’ve done is within the realm of what I can do. You’re seeing me do some stuff for the first time, but you’re seeing it for the first time. I make sure to go through it a bunch so that I can bat 1,000 out there. And if I can’t, it’s just out, it gets cut. So I just don’t think about that. I try to set the performance up for success, and then if you dwell on getting injured, it’s gonna be all you think about in your mind elsewhere, and it’s not in the moment.”

Cena will compete against Gunther in his final match on December 13 at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Although Cena has categorically stated that he will never wrestle again, some fans are still not convinced. Later in the interview, Cena responded to the sceptics:

“I love that, and I don’t knock them for that. Because this has never been done before. Wrestlers don’t retire. So to be the first one, you’re gonna run into some scepticism.”