John Cena on His Retirement Tour Being “Pretty Incredible” So Far, Confirmed There Has Been a “Ton of Pivots” in His Heel Storyline, & Fans Will Dictate The Pivots in His Final Months

A recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert featured John Cena as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Cena’s thoughts about his retirement tour in WWE has been “pretty incredible” so far for him.

“It’s been pretty incredible. I think we’re getting now to the point where audiences understand that I’m done in December, and professional wrestling in retirement, really, there’s no realism there, but I will absolutely be done in December. So I think it was kind of a thing where people didn’t understand what was going on, but now as we’re halfway through it, audiences are It’s a really good live experience, because every audience is different. Some of them like me, some of them hate me, but they’re very vocal and I think now we’re getting down to the end.”

In a separate recent interview with the Collider, Cena gave his thoughts about how there has been a “ton” of pivots for his current heel storyline in WWE and how fans will get to dictate the pivots for the final months of his retirement tour.

“I don’t want to spoil any of the stuff for the final year, but I think your question is great. I’ve been in a lot of avenues of entertainment. I’ve read the morning news, I’ve hosted award shows, I’ve had slime poured all over me. I’ve done episodic television. I’ve been able to be on screen. I’ve been able to be on your phone, and I’ve been in arena life. There is no more adaptable form of storytelling than WWE. WWE can change a story as it happens live. You’re seeing, so far over the farewell tour dates, the 18 of 36 so far, we’ve made a ton of pivots, a ton of pivots right there in the moment.

As we get close to the end of this thing, what dictates those pivots is the audience, and I think the audience will begin to feel differently, because now we are truly coming to the end. So, if you ever had a voice to use, if you ever wanted to say something, I hate to steal my own cliché, but the time is now. I look forward to the road ahead because the audience is going to dictate the direction we go. I think it’s a wonderful time to be a fan. I think a lot of different talent are being able to capitalize on all we’re doing, and I applaud the WWE for always being able to think extended but pivot on a dime in a moment, as it happens. I think that’s their strongest suit.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com 1 & 2