Is this the end for John Cena’s illustrious and storied run in the squared circle?
Cena was pinfall defeated by Solo Sikoa in a singles match at WWE's Crown Jewel 2023 pay-per-view on Saturday. It was yet another instance of the 46-year-old great "putting over" a younger talent at one of WWE's biggest events.
Rumors about Cena's retirement have been circulating for some time, but nothing is official until he makes the announcement himself.
Keep in mind that he just needs one more world title to break the all-time record he shares with Ric Flair, thus Cena may be hesitant to retire until/unless he wins lucky No. 17.
Cena made his WWE debut on the June 27, 2002 episode of SmackDown,
where he famously attacked one of the company's top performers, Kurt Angle. The wrestling world had no idea they were staring at the future face of the WWE at the time.
If this is the conclusion of Cena's tenure in the squared circle, what a run it has been.