WWE, John Cena and WrestleMania
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John Cena waved goodbye to professional wrestling as an active in-ring competitor in the main event of Saturday Night's Main Event and while the sting of his retirement will resonate for the foreseeable future,
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event marked the retirement of John Cena, who shockingly tapped out to Gunther in his final match.
John Cena did something at Saturday Night's Main Event that he hadn't done in over 20 years: he gave up. The Last Real Champion tapped out to Gunther's sleeper
In the end, there were no surprises. No run-ins or plot twists. No headline-stealing appearances from The Rock. Instead, WWE played it straight and simple with John Cena's swan song — as it knew it had to do.
John Cena officially retired from professional wrestling this weekend, and had some famous pals sent him congratulatory messages.