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September 23, 2025 3 mins
John Cena BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.

The past few days have been monumental for me as John Cena. I stepped into the spotlight this weekend at Wrestlepalooza 2025, clashing with Brock Lesnar in a match that fans and media are already calling one of the most brutal encounters of our era. Lesnar flattened me with six F5s, clinching the win in front of an electric Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd on Saturday, September 20. ESPN kicked off its new partnership with WWE by broadcasting the event live and, according to widespread coverage, audiences saw me mount a brief comeback with multiple Attitude Adjustments before Lesnar’s onslaught proved too much. The result meant I missed advancing my tally to 99 PLE (Premium Live Event) victories, ending my head-to-head record with Lesnar at 2-5, while cameras captured young fans in tears as Lesnar delivered a final parting shot. Sports outlets from FandomWire to TJR Wrestling and KhelNow have noted the significance of my loss, with many recalling its echoes of my infamous 2014 SummerSlam defeat.

After Wrestlepalooza, business news and wrestling circuits are fixated on my impending retirement. WWE has made it official that only five appearances remain in my retirement tour, with my next booking set for Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia on October 11. Two Monday Night Raw spots and major appearances at Survivor Series and the December 13 Saturday Night’s Main Event mark the closing chapters of my two-decade career. There’s been fan speculation on social media about a possible match with AJ Styles for one of these remaining events, fueled by reports in TJR Wrestling, but as of now, nothing has been confirmed.

Beyond the ring, headlines are following my pivot to executive producing. Bobby Berk revealed to Us Weekly that I recruited him for my new show, Junk or Jackpot?, coming soon to HGTV and HBO Max. The concept was born at a dinner with friends where I raised the perennial question of wrestling memorabilia’s true value. The project puts me in the heart of pop culture, showing my knack for developing unique TV content outside my wrestling and Hollywood personas.

Meanwhile, business press like TheStreet are tracking my net worth, which is being pegged at eighty to eighty-five million dollars for 2025, spotlighting both my WWE salary and my financial interests that include investments and an affinity for the stock market. Social media buzzed throughout the weekend: my match highlights trended on X and YouTube, with fans and celebrities weighing in—from heartbreak over my match outcome to anticipation for what the last stops of my retirement tour might hold. No unconfirmed major scandals or controversies have hit in the last few days—just the steady drumbeat of a legacy soon to close and the world watching to see how I write my final chapters.

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The past few days have been monumental for me as
John Cena, I stepped into the spot like this weekend
at Wressell Palooza twenty twenty five, clashing with Brock Lesnar
in a match that fans and media are already calling
one of the most brutal encounters of our era. Lesnar
flattened me with six F five s, clinching the win
in front of an electric Gainbridge Field House crowd. On Saturday,

(00:22):
September twentieth, ESPN kicked off its new partnership with w
w E by broadcasting the event live, and, according to
widespread coverage, audiences saw me mount a brief comeback with
multiple attitude adjustments before Lesnar's onslaught proved too much. The
result meant I missed advancing my tally to ninety nine

(00:43):
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head to head record with Lesner at two five, while
cameras captured young fans in tears as Lesner delivered a
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(01:17):
After Wrestle Palooza, business news and wrestling circuits are fixated
on my impending retirement. WWE has made it official that
only five appearances remain in my retirement tour, with my
next booking set for Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia on
October eleventh. Two Monday Night raw spots and major appearances

(01:37):
at Survivor Series and the December thirteenth Saturday Night's main
event mark the closing chapters of my two decade career.
There's been fan speculation on social media about a possible
match with aj Styles for one of these remaining events,
fueled by reports in TJR Wrestling, but as of now
nothing has been confirmed beyond that I much on TJR

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for one public match. The concept was born at a
dinner with friends where I raised the perennial question of
wrestling memorabilia's true value. The project puts me in the

(02:24):
heart of pop culture, showing my knack for developing unique
TV content outside my wrestling in Hollywood personas. Meanwhile, business
press like The Street are tracking my net worth, which
is being pegged at eighty to eighty five million dollars
for twenty twenty five, spotlighting both my WWE salary and

(02:46):
my financial interests that include investments and in affinity for
the stock market. Social media buzzed throughout the weekend. My
match highlights trended on x and YouTube, with fans and
celebrities weighing in from heartbreak over my mecome to anticipation
for what the last stops of my retirement tour might hold.
No unconfirmed major scandals or controversies have hit in the

(03:09):
last few days, just the study drumbeat of a legacy
soon to close and the world watching to see how
I write my final chapters. And that is it for
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