"John Cena's entrance theme announces that "my time is now." But his time is fleeting. Cena, 48, announced last summer that 2025 would be the end of his time as an active WWE wrestler. Each match brings him closer to hanging up the jorts on Dec. 13 -- including at the WWE's inaugural Wrestlepalooza in Indianapolis on Sept. 20 (7 p.m. ET on ESPN Unlimited)."
"In 2001, the WWE signed John Cena -- a former NCAA Division III All-American football player at Springfield College, aspiring bodybuilder and son of an independent wrestling manager "Johnny Fabulous" -- to a development deal in Ohio Valley Wrestling. There were no jorts. No chains. No "you can't see me." There was a crew cut, except it was bleached a piercing blonde. There were biceps. Large biceps. Cena was billed as "The Prototype," proclaiming that he was "50% man and 50% machine""
John Cena, 48, announced that 2025 will be his final year as an active WWE wrestler. Each match reduces the time before his planned final appearance on Dec. 13. Cena is scheduled to appear at WWE's inaugural Wrestlepalooza in Indianapolis on Sept. 20. Cena signed with WWE in 2001 after a development deal in Ohio Valley Wrestling. He entered WWE as "The Prototype," featuring a bleached crew cut and a billing as "50% man and 50% machine," and won the OVW championship in February 2002. Cena was promoted to the main roster, removed the dyed hair, and entered the Ruthless Aggression era.
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