WWE legend and 13-time world heavyweight champion announces retirement

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): John Cena's WWE journey has come to an end. The 48-year-old Cena bid farewell to his 23-year-long career with a loss to Gunther in his final match on Saturday. Cena looked quite dejected at the time of his retirement. John Cena had started his final match in excellent fashion. He even lifted Gunther onto his shoulders and threw him into the ring. At that point, it seemed Cena would bid farewell to his career with a victory, but as the match progressed, Cena's position in the match deteriorated. He suddenly appeared extremely weak. Sleeper locks weakened him in the final moments. In the final stages of the match, it seemed as if Cena had given up, but ultimately, he suffered defeat. The match was so thrilling that the audience remained glued to their seats. This was the first time in nearly 20 years that John Cena had tapped out in a match.

John Cena had a very impressive professional career. He made his WWE debut in 2002 on an episode of SmackDown against Kurt Angle. Cena's journey wasn't easy, and he struggled early in his career. There was a time when he could have been released. In 2004, he debuted at WrestleMania and defeated Big Show to win the United States Championship. After this title, Cena never looked back and over the next two decades, he became a major and popular name in the WWE ring.

John Cena is a 17-time world champion in professional wrestling. He is a three-time World Heavyweight Champion and a record thirteen-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion. In addition to these championships, Cena has also won the WWE United States Championship four times and the World Tag Team Championship five times. In WWE, Cena has wrestled a total of 2,259 matches