WWE: John Cena on Him Having “No Falls Down” Policy in WWE After In-Ring Retirement, Jordynne Grace Training To Get Pilot’s License, Nic Nemeth on He Turned Down Multiple Requests For A WWE Return & Eventually Accepted For John Cena

May 19, 2026

John Cena on Him Having “No Falls Down” Policy in WWE After In-Ring Retirement

Sports Illustrated’s The Takedown on SI held a recent interview with John Cena. One of the topics discussed included Cena’s thoughts about his retirement from his in-ring wrestling career and him currently having a “no falls down” policy for his work in WWE following his retirement.

“This was the confusing thing about retirement. First of all, I will stay retired — no fall downs. I will not do anything physical. But that doesn’t mean I’m away from WWE. I mean, anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about not only the sports entertainment business but WWE as a brand. So it was simply a matter of like, ‘So where do I fit in now?’ And we’re still trying to find out those pieces, but I think we got a clear path.”

Cena also gave his thoughts about how he has been feeling great physically since his in-ring retirement this past December.

“It’s great, physically, I feel great. Gosh, I love watching the product. As you saw, I was having a bunch of fun at WrestleMania. Really looking forward to the future and my future role in WWE.
I just want to try to develop a way to pay it back and pay it forward for all the moments I was able to have,” Cena said. “My goal is to leave the business better than I found it and there has to be some acumen behind it. (This is) a chance for the business to continue to get energy from me, because they’ve given me so much energy.”

Jordynne Grace Training To Get Pilot’s License

Jordynne Grace announced on Instagram that she is currently training to get a pilot’s license.

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Nic Nemeth Comments on He Turned Down Multiple Requests For A WWE Return & Eventually Accepted For John Cena

As noted before, former WWE and current TNA talent Nic Nemeth made a surprise appearance for WWE this past November. Nemeth competed in a First Round match against Solo Sikoa for The Last Time Is Now Tournament.

A recent episode of the Sweet Pop podcast featured Nemeth as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Nemeth’s thoughts about how he had turned down several requests for him to return to WWE until he accepted to return for The Lats Time Is Now tournament out of respect to John Cena.

“They had asked me to come back a couple different times for some other things, and I was like, ‘Uh, I don’t know. It’s been two years. I don’t really want to,’ and then they said, ‘This is for Cena.’ They said, ‘We’ve had a million matches together. Incredible guy. We’ve done so much. We have a story. We have a history, and I know all the good that he’s done. You could roll down a Santa Claus list of everything he’s done, what he’s done for us in the back, what he’s done to help the guys and girls, what he’s done granting wishes… everything. Come on, he’s the greatest of all time. So now, come back for this tournament? Yeah—hell yeah, I’ll come back. I really wanted to go, ‘I want you to see how good I am still.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com