November 13, 2024 10:22 AM

John Cena Is Not Retiring, Report Says

After the famous professional wrestler - John Cena, missed four months to respond treatment from shoulder surgery, Cena will return to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on May 30.

FOX Sports asserted that as Cena who became one of the biggest stars in the history of professional wrestling and carried WWE for years - where Cena made a remarkable record in WWE for being a champion for 15 times. The 39 year old professional wrestler isn't going anywhere.

According to ESPN, when Arash Markazi (ESPN's Senior Writer) interviewed Cena, the wrestler and also a reality television show host, stated, "I'm going to be wrestling for as long as I can. It's something I'm very passionate about and something that I love.... My goals don't change. It's the same thing when I started in 2002, it's to get the mainstream audience a better perception of what WWE does."

However, on Thursday, ESPN made it known to the public that Cena will host the 2016 ESPYs in July. And on the record, Cena is the third athlete to serve as host of the event.

When "The Marine" actor was asked about his plans to do as the host of the ESPYS (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award), Cena took a deep breath then laughed and said that he's trying to conceptualize it. Cena also stated that, "This all just happened a couple days ago. I really don't know yet."

But, Cena still has some time to figure out hosting the event, as the 24th annual ESPYS is slated to air live on ABC on July 13 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The 15-time World Heavyweight Champion of WWE will be the first professional wrestler to host the annual ESPYS. The professional basketball player of the NBA - LeBron James, who co-hosted the event in 2007 with the television host Jimmy Kimmel. While the former professional road racing cyclist - Lance Armstrong, hosted ESPYS in 2006.

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