Sep 2, 5:05 PM
John Cena reveals he thought his retirement match happened at this WrestleMania
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John Cena enters the arena during SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium on August 3, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. | Photo by Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty Images John Cena has given every indication that he is happily retired from wrestling after hanging up his boots following a defeat to Gunther in December 2025. However, he recently revealed that he once thought his last match had taken place years before at WrestleMania 36. During that 2020 premium live event, Cena faced Bray Wyatt in a “Firefly Fun House” match. “Honestly, no kidding,” Cena said in an interview with the U.K.‘s Metro published on Wednesday (September 2). “I thought the Firefly Fun House was going to be the last match of my career.” At the time, Cena’s career in Hollywood was really taking off, and he had become “pretty unavailable for WWE.” The encounter with the late Wyatt at WrestleMania certainly would have been a suiting end to his celebrated career. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WWE had to shift plans and tur