"I know I want to do it forever" - John Cena drops the truth on his retirement

John Cena has dropped the truth on his retirement. The 17-time WWE World Champion will compete in his final match on December 13th at Saturday Night's Main Event.

Cena will face either Gunther or LA Knight. The two superstars are set to collide on this week's SmackDown in the final of The Last Time Is Now Tournament. Cena has a brief history with Knight, but hasn't crossed paths with Gunther.

Speaking on The Ringer, Cena admitted that he wants to wrestle forever, but once again added that his body has slowed down. The former WWE Champion revealed that he had promised himself he would step out of the business the moment his body slowed down.

"I know I want to do it forever. I can speak from my perspective. This is something I've heard a lot this past year, 'Man, you're going out on your own terms'. That's bullsh*t, I want to do it forever. When you've been there live. Like, to anyone out there who doesn't understand what WWE is, just go live. When you step in that building live, it's just a different energy. I never want to let that guy, but, my body hurts, I'm a step slower. I promised myself and the fan base, like when I started before I won that first championship, when I'm a step slower, I'm out." said John Cena. [18:00-18:50]

John Cena says he will never end his retirement

John Cena has confirmed that he will never end his retirement and return to the WWE for one more match after December 13th.

During the same conversation, here's what The Last Real Champion had to say:

"You don't have to believe anything you don't want to. What I've been able to do over 23 years is turn a lot of non-believers around and that is by my actions. I don't expect anyone to believe that like, 'Hey, I'm retiring'. Oh, no. The precedent hasn't been said. The precedent for wrestling retirement is like a wrestling wedding, like something's going to go wrong in the wedding. No one ever retires. I understand the skepticism, and you'll know I'm serious when I never come back."

John Cena's final opponent will be determined tomorrow night.

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