John Cena breaks silence following official WWE retirement

WWE icon John Cena has finally broken his silence following his official retirement. The Cenation Leader posted an update on social media.

The Never Seen 17 wrestled former World Heavyweight Champion Gunther in his final match at Saturday Night's Main Event. He put forth an impressive performance in his final outing, but The Ring General was better on the night. The 38-year-old won the bout via submission, becoming the first star to make Cena tap out in over a decade.

Moments ago, John Cena took to Instagram to finally share his first post after his retirement match. He posted a picture of his wrestling shoes and wrist and arm bands that he left in the ring after the match. As usual, the veteran did not write any caption.

You can check out the Instagram post below:

Popular WWE star shares honest opinion on John Cena's heel turn

John Cena's Farewell Tour took an unexpected turn when he attacked Cody Rhodes at WWE Elimination Chamber, turning heel for the first time in over two decades. Unfortunately, his run as the bad guy received mixed reactions from the fans, and he soon turned back babyface heading into the SummerSlam Premium Live Event.

Speaking in an interview with Metro, WWE commentator Wade Barrett claimed that he did not like Cena's heel turn and opined that it should not have happened. He added that the wrestling promotion did the right thing by making him a babyface again.

"I don’t know if he took some bad advice on the whole heel turn. I didn’t like it at all. I didn’t think it was the right move, and I think his course correct around about SummerSlam time was absolutely the right thing to do. I think he owed it to the WWE Universe and, of course, his legions of Cenation fans to close this thing out the right way and give people what they wanted from him, which is the John Cena they’ve known and loved all along," Barrett said.

The Cenation Leader has already made it clear that he would not compete in a wrestling match after his retirement. However, the veteran recently signed a 5-year ambassador deal with the Stamford-based promotion. It will be interesting to see if he shows up at any upcoming events.