WWE legend John Cena suffers defeat in his return to the WWE ring at WrestleMania 39. The veteran superstar who faced Austin Theory for the United States Championship lost controversially due to a refereeing mistake. The result also ruined John Cena’s quest to win the coveted United States Championship in the final stages of his WWE career.
As announced earlier, the match opened the 2023 edition of the Showcase of the Immortals. The evenly poised contest started with both stars getting their offense in. Referee Chad Patton accidentally getting knocked out was the match’s turning point.
Cena was able to make the Champion tap out, but the WWE official missed the spot. Theory then took advantage and hit a low blow in typical heel fashion. A final A-Town down sealed the deal for the 25-year-old star as he registered the biggest win of his WWE career.
THE NOW.
— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) April 2, 2023
Austin Theory defeats John Cena to stay United States Champion 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/faPFLX9Rm2
While many expected Cena to get the win, WWE decided to put the young and upcoming star over. The win could turn out to be a huge boost for Theory moving forward. Fans are now waiting to see what the future will hold for John Cena in the WWE moving forward.
Did John Cena retire after his WrestleMania 39 defeat?
Following John Cena’s defeat at WrestleMania 39, the 16-time World Champion’s WWE future is again the major topic of discussion. The star who currently works a part-time schedule in the company is not expected to return to a full-time schedule moving forward.
Beautiful use of what’s most likely the last few entrances we’ve got left of John Cena. #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/MUCgHcLE0v
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) April 2, 2023
As of now, John Cena hasn’t announced his retirement. But due to his busy schedule in Hollywood, fans will have to come to terms with the fact that they won’t be seeing the WWE legend inside the ring for too long. The veteran star hopes to break Ric Flair’s record and win the 17th World Championship in his career before his retirement.
John Cena thanks the crowd at what could be his final “5 knuckle shuffle”#Wrestlemania pic.twitter.com/Nw0JWPY1ou
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) April 2, 2023
It’ll be interesting to see what Cena will do in his wrestling career moving forward. The Peacemaker star is one of the busiest stars in the Hollywood world therefore, he isn’t expected to return to the ring anytime soon.
