In the main event of this past weekend's WWE Saturday Night's Main Event special, "The Ring General" GUNTHER defeated 17-time World Champion John Cena via submission. Cena tapped out to GUNTHER's sleeper hold, marking his official retirement from in-ring competition.
Following the event, Cena's name was moved to the WWE.com alumni section, confirming his status as a WWE alumnus shortly after his match with GUNTHER concluded. It's important to note that Cena is still under contract with WWE; he confirmed in an interview with Tom Rinaldi that he has signed a new five-year deal with the company to serve as an ambassador going forward.
Many in the professional wrestling industry paid tribute to Cena last Saturday night, including WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque.
