John Cena Gives The Real Reason He Smiled Before Giving Up To Gunther

John Cena has retired from professional wrestling and WWE. He has now commented on the real reason he smiled before he gave up to Gunther and tapped in a sleeper hold.

John Cena has spoken about tapping out to Gunther in WWE

John Cena was interviewed by Cody Rhodes, during which he discussed the controversial ending to his match against Gunther. At the end of the match, he tapped out and smiled while doing so. The move has been highly criticized.

Now, speaking on it, the star said he had struggled, and the move was a showcase of that, but it was like how people hang around long enough to say goodbye to everyone meaningful in their lives.

"For the last five minutes, everything I preach about story and drama and having a conversation with the audience… the ones I love are in the front row. I know my colleagues are watching on the monitor back there. We're just in a Sleeper Hold, man, but we're having that conversation with the audience. As I essentially take my last breath, I have struggled. If you think of somebody, the natural causes scenario or however we picture loss in our life, all of us have been through it. They struggle. They hang on just long enough to make sure to say goodbye to everybody that's been meaningful in their lives."

He went on to say that the whole day had been vulnerable. John Cena added that it was like he died peacefully, and that was what he was trying to convey. He said that he had given everything, and he was thankful, and that was what that moment was about: going out of it peacefully, ending his WWE career.

"And that whole day was so many unbelievably vulnerable, meaningful conversations. And then you realize, I've connected with everybody I love. Physically, I feel great. I think it's time to take that last breath. And that's that. I hate to keep going back morbidly to obituaries, but like… this person died peacefully. And knowing that like, man, we are in a good place. We’re going to be great going forward. The bottom of the t-shirt says ‘I gave everything, thank you for everything.’ And in that one moment, that was that. Going peacefully."

The moment remains controversial. It's uncertain how fans will react to this.