The last time WWE fans saw John Cena, he was playing along with Danhausen and ribbing The Miz inside the ring at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas. Cena was the official host of WrestleMania 42 and was charged with kicking off the show on both nights. He also announced the attendance for both nights as well. Why was Cena not wrestling at the biggest show of the year? He retired at the end of last year and has confirmed on multiple occasions that he wouldn't ever return to the ring. Cena spent 2025 on a worldwide retirement tour. He wrestled in the main event of WrestleMania 41 and SummerSlam , while also winning the world championship for a record-setting 17th time. Cena wrestled his last match in December of 2025 at Saturday Night's Main Event , losing to The Ring General, Gunther . Not only did Cena lose the match, but he lost by doing something that he rarely did in his career, and that was tapping out. Cena was locked in Gunther's chokehold and was forced to submit, which awarded the victory to Gunther.…