John Cena was 'battle-tested, always delivered and was just a true champion' of WWE, MLW founder says

John Cena’s illustrious in-ring vocation with WWE volition travel to an extremity successful conscionable implicit a period arsenic his last lucifer is slated for Dec. 13 successful Washington astatine the Capital One Arena.

Cena made his main roster debut successful 2002 erstwhile helium went up against Kurt Angle, who was having an unfastened situation connected "SmackDown." The remainder is past arsenic Cena made an indelible people connected the manufacture and became a 17-time WWE champion astatine WrestleMania 41.

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Major League Wrestling's Court Bauer pictured astatine an event. (Major League Wrestling)

Major League Wrestling laminitis Court Bauer was a writer for WWE conscionable arsenic Cena was coming up done the territory strategy and yet to the apical shows. Bauer recalled Cena’s grit and professionalism implicit the people of his vocation successful a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital.

"John Cena is what Vince McMahon looked for his full vocation arsenic a promoter," Bauer said. "Someone that would amusement up to enactment early, permission late, beryllium an unthinkable worker and person connected the field, oregon successful the ringing successful this case. Always correspond the company, spell supra and beyond, whether it was charity, whether it was thing to bash to assistance different endowment and elevate them. Never a complaint. Never an issue.

"You look astatine each the guys that were anointed, ‘the guy,’ passim Vince McMahon’s tenure arsenic caput of the institution and determination was possibly a feline who didn’t similar doing the grant for idiosyncratic other oregon had a fiscal struggle oregon would kick astir immoderate contented oregon was a malcontent oregon thought the writer was greener determination other oregon conscionable thing would travel up. John Cena was battle-tested, ever delivered and was conscionable a existent champion of the company."

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John Cena makes his entranceway during Crown Jewel astatine RAC Arena connected October 11, 2025 successful Perth, Australia. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

Bauer pointed to Cena learning Mandarin, which helped instrumentality WWE into China.

"You could commencement a cloning mill and not travel up with the prototype that was John Cena for WWE," Bauer continued. "And erstwhile you look astatine however the institution changed and evolved with him astatine the helm arsenic the guy, it’s undeniable what his contributions were arsenic a performer, successful presumption of what they were of what Vince McMahon ever looked for and couldn’t find successful Shawn Michaels, couldn’t find successful Ultimate Warrior, couldn’t find successful guys that went through, you could spell done the database for 40 years, determination was like, ‘Yeah …’ And past it each went to hell.

"John Cena’s commencement is strong, his extremity is beardown and was a changeless successful each sense. So erstwhile you spot idiosyncratic similar that, and I’ve worked with him, and I thought, ‘What a large acquisition it was to enactment with him.’ Always kept it airy connected set, ever was conscionable giving affirmative contributions and feedback connected things, ne'er difficult, ever with the shared extremity of, ‘Let’s marque this arsenic bully arsenic we can, let’s marque this great.’ And sharing that sentiment, let’s springiness the fans the champion damn happening we can."

Bauer said that aforesaid mindset has carried implicit into different projects Cena has worked connected extracurricular of the ring, including the "Peacemaker" bid and the commercials he’s on.

Cody Rhodes and John Cena successful ringing during SmackDown astatine Prudential Center connected August 1, 2025 successful Newark, New Jersey. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

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Cena’s in-ring vocation volition culminate successful a lucifer with the victor of the Last Time is Now Tournament. The victor volition get a changeable astatine Cena and presumably volition transportation the torch for the institution into 2026.

Cena has 4 scheduled dates left. The archetypal of which is Monday nighttime successful Boston.

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