World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar John Cena tapped out to Gunther in his retirement match that took place at the Saturday Night Main Event (SNME), at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C on Saturday, December 13.
John Cena is the most decorated WWE superstar in history.
The 17-time world champion ended his wrestling journey with a submission loss to former World Heavyweight Champion Gunther (Walter Hahn) for his retirement match.
Cena tapped out after being put in a sleeper hold by Gunther, his first tap out in 21 years.
Tributes flooded in on social media while the entire arena stood up to applaud the man who brought curtains down on an iconic 24-year career.
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The entire WWE locker room came out to the ringside to pay their tributes to the retiring legend. Cena bowed in all directions as he humbly accepted the applause.
Below is a list of several of John Cena’s incredible achievements:
At Wrestlemania 41 that took place in April 2025, John Cena defeated then WWE champion, Cody Rhodes to break Ric Flair’s historic record by becoming a 17-time World champion.
Also, the 48-year-old ex-WWE wrestler who has appeared in several high profile Hollywood movies is a Grand Slam winner. In November 2025, he completed the full set of titles by winning the Intercontinental Championship. Cena is a 14 times WWE Champion, 3 times winner of the now-defunct WWE World Heavyweight Championship; he won the WWE United States Championship 5 times and the WWE Intercontinental title once.
Additionally, he is the 35th Triple Crown and 25th Grand Slam champion, won the Royal Rumble match twice, the Money in the Bank match once, and headlined multiple major WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming events, including its flagship event, WrestleMania, six times (22, 23, 27, 28, 29, and 41 – Night 2).
Other notable achievements include:
Make-A-Wish Record: Granted over 650 wishes, the most by any celebrity in history.
Royal Rumble Victor: Won the 30-man spectacular twice, in 2008 and 2013.
