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John Cena made news this week when he announced in an interview with TMZ that his days inside the square circle might be numbered.
He later backed up those statements during an interview on Watch what happens next with Andy Cohen, where he said he wouldn't use the world retirement, but admitted that his window as a performer was closing.
With that being said, The WWE Universe is starting to speculate that Cena is getting close to retirement and are probably wondering when the decision will be made.
Whether WWE makes fans wait until next year's WrestleMania or saves it for one of the upcoming pay per views in 2019 remains to be seen, but here are five reasons WWE needs him to retire,
As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us if you think John Cena should officially end his career inside the squared circle or if he still has some gas left in the tank.
#5 Go out on his back
In the latest WWE NEWS, Baron Corbin defeating Kurt Angle in his retirement match at WrestleMania 35 is one thing, but any Superstar beating John Cena in his final match should prove that they are WWE's next big thing.
In fact, there is no bigger statement that WWE could make in this situation then by having a young Superstar dominate John Cena and toss him into retirement.
Not only will it instantaneously put him over as the next big deal, the next big thing to be pushed by Vince McMahon, it also refreshes the product by putting someone new at its helm.
Whether that turns out to be Lars Sullivan, Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor or someone else is up in the air, but the impact the moment will have is not.
#4 Retirement tour
WWE is heading towards one of their hardest points in the entire year. In fact, between the plethora of Summer shows airing on Mondays and Tuesdays in the coming weeks and the ever-present threat of Monday Night Football in September, WWE is going to need an ace in the hole in order to preserve viewership.
Now, WWE has done a great job of blurring fiction and reality in the past, especially with their work during The Becky Lynch-Charlotte Flair-Ronda Rousey feud, and could easily do so again after John Cena announcing his desire to retire. In fact, it could be what saves WWE from low ratings going forward if used in the right way.
With that being said, why not do a retirement tour for John Cena during the summer or even the fall months of programming?
At least that way, Cena can help WWE in the rating department one more time, his retirement tour will raise some interesting storylines in the short term and maybe he can even give a young man the rub on his way out.
It's a rating's bonanza and WWE just needs to capitalize on it while the irons white hot!
#3 Allows for a clean transition
John Cena has been making the transition into movies for quite a few years now and his inclusion in the upcoming edition of The Fast and The Furious points to this trend continuing.
Unfortunately for The WWE Universe, that means Cena would have to be away more and would be at the mercy of big film executives when it comes to whether he can compete or not.
With that in mind and Cena already having the spectacular career that he did in The WWE, why shouldn't he take a load off of his body and fully intergrade himself into Hollywood?
While fans will certainly miss him, its not like the product can't carry on without him and its not like Cena has anything else to prove anyway.
In the end, Cena's transition into Hollywood has been a long time coming and its finally time to see it through.
Maybe WWE does one more match for Cena as a sort of send off though, especially since they could use it to give guys like Lars Sullivan, Bruan Strowman and others a big win, but beyond that, his focus should be on movies and a lighter work load.
#2 Nothing left to prove
Another big thing The WWE Universe needs to be honest about in regards to John Cena is the fact that the man literally has nothing left to prove inside the squared circle.
Think about it! The man has won the world title 16 times, the tag team titles four times, The United States title five times, a former Money in the bank winner and two Royal Rumble victories to boast about.
Beyond that, The Cenation Leader has main evented WrestleMania five times, the last of which happened in 2013, when he took on The Rock in their highly touted dream match.
As for dream matches, he has that basis covered too, going one on one with Daniel Bryan, Undertaker, Seth Rollins, and even Roman Reigns.
If nothing else, Cena has done it all and there is really nothing to add to his bucket list of accomplishments.
Sure, he could come back and win that Intercontinental title he never held over the course of his career, but that would almost surely take the spot away from a rising star who could really use the momentum.
#1 No longer has the same effect
Let's be honest here.
While a win against John Cena still means something in today's WWE, it doesn't nearly mean as much as it used to when he was the company's top guy.
In fact, between being gone to shoot movies all the time and bringing brought back for one offs on occasion, Cena as a superstar just doesn't offer the same value that he once did.
Of course that's not Cena's fault, its just a unfortunate consequence of the company moving on without him.
With that being said, beating John Cena just can't garner the same kind of momentum that it used to and a lot of that has to do with how many times WWE has tried to use him as a measuring stick.
Sure, it worked in the early days when he was in his prime and was a major part of the product, but him putting guys over only to leave for an extended hiatus the next day has really diminished the meaning of it all.
Beyond that, it hasn't helped the Superstars he's gone up against at all, which was supposed to be the intended effect.
