John Cena has been absent from WWE television in recent weeks, and a new report provides an explanation. Cena appeared at the WWE RAW on Netflix premiere on January 6th. There, he kicked off his farewell tour and declared for the Men’s Royal Rumble match.

Cena cut a well-received promo on Raw's 6 January Netflix debut. At the start of his retirement year in wrestling, Cena ran through his career - from his early spell as OVW's prototype to the present day - then referenced breaking the record he currently shares with Ric Flair (in WWE canon) and winning a 17th World Championship.

After nearly two decades as the face of WWE, Cena will hang it up at the end of 2025. That means he will compete at the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and WrestleMania for the final time. There is a chance that he will also compete at SummerSlam as well in August.

John Cena, a 16-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, is set to compete at WWE Royal Rumble 2025. The January 6th episode of RAW, which also marked the Netflix premiere of the show, witnessed John Cena officially kicking off his retirement tour.

John Cena is happy on his ascendant Hollywood journey—and happily married. The actor and former WWE star, better known for his wild strength, badass wrestling moves, and scene-stealing in movies, has been keeping his romantic life far away from the tabloid headlines,

Apparently, former rivals can become friends, as WWE's John Cena and CM Punk have shown. The former has become a Hollywood movie star, and he has a project idea for his former rival.

John Cena would be interested in starring opposite CM Punk in a movie role. While speaking with Cena for an interview published on Thursday, Collider asked which WWE wrestler he’d most like to work with in an action-comedy film. Cena named Punk as his answer, saying he thinks fans would like to see their dynamic play out on screen.

Let's take a look at the list of male superstars, who have announced their arrival in this year's WWE Royal Rumble.

The WWE Royal Rumble is set to take place on February 1, 2025 from Lucal Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 38th Royal Rumble marks the first stop on the road to WrestleMania 41.

This is the most excited I’ve been for a Royal Rumble in a long time. Unlike most recent years in which there were, at best, a small handful of wrestlers with even remote chances of winning, the 2025 version is wide open.