John Cena’s retirement tour officially came to an end when Gunther made him tap out in December of 2025. Following his in-ring retirement John Cena started wearing fancy suits whenever he appeared on WWE TV, but he has recently gone back to more of a classic John Cena look.
While talking about the change with SI, John Cena pointed out that the jorts are still technically retired. He also went into detail about his decision to stop wearing suits when he makes appearances on WWE programming.
“Those weren’t jorts in Brooklyn, and they weren’t jorts on NXT. I’m wearing cargo shorts. I’m not wearing any wristbands, I don’t have a towel and I don’t have any knee pads. So, when I said the jorts are retired, the f***ing jorts are retired. I don’t wanna confuse the consumer. If I show up in dress shoes in a suit with a pocket watch, hopefully the consumer isn’t gonna think one more match. John’s not really done. That didn’t work. They still chanted one more match. And I love wearing suits. Also, Cody Rhodes gets beat up in suits. So, the one thing I was trying to accomplish was really murky.”
“How do I feel most at home here? I love running to the ring. I love when the energy of the audience is there, and I can bounce around the ropes. If you look at WrestleMania, and those events that I show up in Tampa in a suit, I’m walking [very] carefully to the ring. The bottom of those shoes are slick, and I like a fitted suit, so I’m also worried about busting my pants.”
“I’m gonna bear the burden if people have the opinion [that I] went back on [my] word… but I changed my mind. I think the cargoes, the sneaks, the T-shirt, and the ball cap- that’s what I would wear to the event anyway, as a fan. So why don’t I wear that?”
Fans won’t have to wait much longer to see John Cena again as he’s currently set to appear at next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The 17 time champion is expected to announce more names for the John Cena Classic. Several more names were added to the John Cena Classic during Friday’s episode of SmackDown, and you can get more details on that here.