Where do I even begin. John Cena was the reason why I ever watched wrestling. I remember in 2006, I was 9 years old and my brother was watching Monday Night Raw. He asked me if I wanted to watch with him and me being the “anti-older brother” sister I said, “Ew no.” But eventually gave in and watched it. I pretended to hate it because it was something my brother at the time watched and loved. Little sisters are known to hate anything their older brother likes or at least that was the case for me. At one point during the episode, John Cena came out (he was in the midst of his Edge feud, my favorite Cena feud). As a 9 year old girl, I was like “ooo he’s cute” and started paying more attention to the tv. My brother could see that I was invested and teased me for enjoying wrestling when I had just insulted it. The rest is history.
From the first time I watched him I was immediately enamored with his presence. Not just cause I thought he was “cute” but he made me laugh and smile. His energy was infectious. His aura radiated kindness and warmth. I was hooked.
Fast forward to 2010 and I stopped watching wrestling after consistently watching for 3-4 years. I got into reality tv at the time and moved on to other interests and hobbies. John Cena was still someone I loved despite moving on from wrestling.
2012 rolls around and I watched WM 28 to see John Cena vs The Rock. Although I hadn’t been watching I was rooting so hard for him. I was so upset he lost. I still think he should’ve won that match, but that’s a story for another post.
Then comes early 2013 and I was bored one Monday night and turned on RAW out of curiosity. It was CM Punk vs John Cena to determine who was going to face The Rock at WM 29 for the WWE championship. I couldn’t believe I was jumping out of my seat screaming at the TV as if it were 2006 again. I fell back in love with wrestling that night. From there I kept up with it and Cena. Not consistently, but just enough to understand all the storylines Cena was apart of.
2015 rolls around and I’m going through some of the worst anxiety I’ve ever had. I was truly going through it. I started this blog because I was just a girl struggling through life and needed an outlet. Wrestling and this blog is what kept me somewhat sane and preoccupied at the time. Cena, most of all, got me through a really rough period. Watching him do his US Open Challenge distracted me enough to where I forgot all the shit that was going on with me. Watching him wrestle brought happiness in my life when I most needed it.
From 2015-2018 I watched consistently and my life was consumed with all things John Cena. I was truly fighting for my life with the amount of times I had to defend this man on social media from all the “anti-Cena” trolls. Literally search through the Cena tag on my blog, you’ll see. Anyways, I truly enjoyed and looked forward to every Monday night to watch him do his thing. I can’t even put into words how happy I was when I watched this man wrestle. His matches with AJ Styles, Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, Kevin Owens, and numerous promo battles with other wrestlers was something special to witness.
The end of 2018 came and Cena started to venture into acting more and showed up less and less for the next couple years. I knew it was a matter of time before this happened, so like him showing up less and less, I watched less and less. He was the one thing about wrestling that kept me coming back. Any time he’d make an appearance I would watch. If he was gone, I was gone. Not to say wrestling wasn’t important anymore, but it’s not the same when the reason you fell in love with it in the first place isn’t there anymore.
As I write this post, tears are coming down my face. It’s been hard coming to terms with the fact that a huge part of my childhood is ending. I’m not gonna sit on here and claim that wrestling in itself is my passion because that would mean I’m lying and I don’t want to lie. John Cena is what wrestling is to me. So in a way it feels like wrestling is coming to end. I know the show goes on and there are many talented wrestlers that will continue to move the sport forward, but Cena was it for me.
I never thought a day where John Cena is retiring from wrestling would come but here we are. Saying goodbye to someone who’s meant so much to me and who embodies professional wrestling is going to be so difficult. Thank you John Cena for bringing light into my life when I needed it most. For making me laugh, smile, and even cry. Wrestling will never be the same. At least not for me.
The 9 year old little girl who once called wrestling “ew” but fell in love with the “cute” and energetic cargo wearing wrestler back in 2006.
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