For decades, the mantra of John Cena has been “never give up.” On Saturday, John Cena gave up, tapping out to Gunther in the final match of Cena’s career. It wasn’t the first time Cena has tapped out in his career, but it was the first time in over two decades.

The story of John Cena is the story of a wrestling era, a generation of WWE connecting to a younger audience through the story of a hero that would never give up.

WWE paid tribute to John Cena tonight on SmackDown with several video messages from some pretty big celebrities. With John Cena officially retiring from WWE tomorrow night at Saturday Night’s Main Event,

John Cena received support from Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Jelly Roll before his WWE rematch match — but their congratulations didn’t help him win. WWE aired video tributes from sports and entertainment superstars on WWE SmackDown on Friday,

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John Cena‘s final match will take place tomorrow on Saturday Night’s Main Event, but WWE will celebrate his career tonight on SmackDown. While John Cena is not scheduled to be present at tonight’s episode of SmackDown,

Ahead of John Cena's final match, there is going to be a celebration of his career on the December 12th Friday Night SmackDown.

Kurt Angle has recalled John Cena's SmackDown debut by giving a heartfelt message to the WWE star on his retirement. We're not crying you are

John Cena's absence from WWE will unquestionably be felt now that his in-ring retirement is official following Saturday Night's Main Event.

WWE star Bayley paid tribute to John Cena at Saturday Night's Main Event, which marked the end of his in-ring career.

At Saturday Night's Main Event on Dec. 13, John Cena will be closing the book on one of the most celebrated and decorated careers in WWE history.