John Cena retired from in-ring competition last year when he was defeated by Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but he’s still very much part of the WWE family.
Last week John Cena made his return to Monday Night Raw, and he announced that the first ever John Cena Classic will emanate from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on December 14th. It was also announced shortly after that WWE will also be holding a special Avengers: Doomsday themed World Collide event at the same venue on December 15th.
While talking about his future plans during an interview with The Takedown on SI, John Cena made it clear that he will be taking a much needed break once the John Cena Classic and Avengers: Doomsday themed Worlds Collide wrap up.
“I make sure around [December] 15th, I am a ghost and I will resurface about January 4th or 5th. And in that time, I make sure to spend 10 days in Massachusetts with my family and 10 days in Canada with my wife’s side of the family. I’d say the past six years, that’s been my path of action. And boy, it’s really been rewarding and great.”
So far only two competitors have been confirmed for the John Cena Classic. The 17 time champion confirmed Cody Rhodes as the first invitee on Raw last week, and Zilla Fatu was announced as the second invitee on the following episode of SmackDown. Cena is expected to announce more names in the weeks to come.