John Cena makes a shocking confession before WWE retirement

John Cena has made shocking confession ahead of his imminent WWE retirement. The 17-time WWE world champion is on his retirement tour with an end date slated for somewhere in December. Cena has been the face of the promotion for well over a decade and carried WWE through multiple eras.

But now, as the clock winds down on his in-ring career, he has made a surprising revealation. He confessed that he didn't like "wrestling." Rather, he loved WWE specifically.

He made an appearance on What's Your Story? With Stephanie McMahon to talk about his wrestling career and talked about what his life will look like after retirement.

"A goal of mine isn’t to be an unforgettable personality. But I will say, I love WWE. There are a lot of people who do, and I love it as much as anyone. Not more, as much as anyone can love something. The WWE, I love it as much as anybody does," he said. [From 33:30-33:57]

John Cena added that every movie or every interview he does, he is able to draw from his experience in WWE, saying he will "never not love it," no matter who owns it and who are the superstars. He then doubled down on his love for WWE, elaborating how he feels about wrestling in general.

"I will always advocate for it, and I don’t need an important title behind that. I don’t need any title. When you guys finally are like, ‘Hey, thank you for your service. It’s been great playing with you,’ and that happens, because everything always ends. I’m not going to go out the next day and badmouth the thing that I love. And I don’t use the word ‘wrestling.’ I use the words ‘WWE.’ I don’t like wrestling. I like, I love WWE specifically. It’s where I belong," he added. [From 34:45-35-20]

While his comments about not liking wrestling but loving WWE may come as a surprise to some, John Cena has always been known to be a through and through WWE guy.

To many fans, Cena was always WWE's version of what a wrestler in the sports and entertainment industry should be like.

John Cena has 11 dates left in WWE

John Cena kicked off things on SmackDown this week and addressed the fans for the first time after losing the Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam.

During the promo, The Franchise Player got emotional has he revealed he has only 11 dates left in his retirement tour. He mentioned that he was afraid of being forgotten once he wrestled his final match in WWE.

For now, Cena will turn his attention to his former tag team partner Logan Paul. The Maverick interuppted Cena's promo and challenged him to a match. Later, WWE confirmed that the two stars will face each other at the Clash in Paris Premium Live Event at the end of this month.

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About the author

Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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