John Cena gives major update regarding Royal Rumble 2025

WWE superstar John Cena is set to retire at the end of 2025 and has already promised that his retirement tour will be a historic event. This Wednesday, Cena dropped a major update and confirmed his presence at Royal Rumble 2025. Alongside his appearance at Royal Rumble, Cena is also confirmed to be a part of RAW's Netflix debut and WrestleMania 41.
Cena made the announcement via WWE’s account on X, let’s take a look:
"The last time I will ever compete in a Royal Rumble event is February 1, Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and you want to make sure you're there. It is my last Royal Rumble as the road to WrestleMania kicks off, February 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana. Act fast as tickets are on sale this Friday. The last time is now and you should hurry up because after this, you can't see me."

While Cena has confirmed his appearance in the Royal Rumble PLE, it remains to be seen whether he will participate in the titular match. If he does, is he going to be a surprise entrant who goes on to win it all or does WWE have something else in mind? The 16-time World Champion has participated in eight Royal Rumble matches and won two, once in 2008 and once in 2013. The last time he participated was in 2018.
Back then Cena entered at the #20 spot and made it all the way to the final four. Unfortunately, he was eliminated by Shinsuke Nakamura. Regardless of what role Cena is playing, his mere presence should be enough to make Royal Rumble 2025 a success. He is widely regarded as the greatest of all time and for all we know, this is going to be his last dance.
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2025 is a year of wrestling that no true John Cena fan will want to miss; as promised, The Doctor of Thuganomics is already trying to make his retirement tour a historical event. It’ll be interesting to see what else Cena has in store for us over the coming weeks.