WWE legend John Cena recently concluded his in-ring career spanning over two decades. He faced Gunther at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13, 2025.
For over 20 years, John Cena showed up as the face of WWE. The Cenation Leader helped grow the business and became the company's top babyface. He had fond memorable rivalries with top WWE starts and dominated the main event scene for years. The star wrapped up his career in 2025 with a year-long farewell tour.
In an exclusive interview with GQ, Seth Rollins spoke about the time he inadvertently broke Cena's nose. He mentioned catching the star in the face with a knee strike and seeing a lot of blood. Seth explained that John received it like a champ, beating him down for the rest of the fight, and eventually won the encounter. The Visionary was happy that Cena got his nose fixed without any issues.
"That's me. I did that. I broke his nose, and I felt horrible about it. I love John. Pretty early on in a match on Monday Night RAW, many, many years ago, I caught him in the knee, square in the nose. I felt it crunch, right in there, and there was a lot of blood. Then he came raging out of the corner like a crazy person and beat the bejesus out of me, unfortunately. I lost a lot of John to be fair." He added, "John knows the best people, got his nose fixed. Looks great."
Seth Rollins reflects on John Cena's retirement
During the same interaction, Seth noted that he was quite happy to see John Cena finish his career on his own terms. The star justified that Cena was a major box office attraction for WWE, and it was important that he called the shots during his last year.
"I was happy he got to do his retirement tour his way."
During his farewell tour, John Cena won his 17th world championship and also became a Grand Slam Champion, winning the intercontinental Championship.