Mumbai fans react to John Cena’s final WWE match

John Cenarsquos popularity can be summed up in the fact that hersquos probably the only wrestler whose entry theme song once doubled as countless young Indiansrsquo ringtones The longevity of his career can be gauged by how long itrsquos been since anyone even bothered to set a ringtone Twentythree years after the wrestler author rapper and serial MakeAWish granter first set foot in a ring Cena now has his eyes on the The Last Time Is Now tournament where 16 professional WWE wrestlers are battling it out to face the 48yearold John Cena in the final match on December 14One for allJohn Cena entered the scene in a baggy shirt cargo shorts and a heavy chain mdash almost like a hiphop star mdash at a time when the scene was all about Rock and Roll I was intrigued by his look and even tried to replicate it His 2005 album You Canrsquot See Me was unprecedented In 2006 when Cena came down to Mumbai to perform with rapper Ishq Bector in a shopping mall it was a dream come trueJohn Cena in his first WWE match in 2002Unfortunately I couldnrsquot meet my hero because my ninth grade exams coincided with the visit In 2020 when The Undertaker another wrestling icon retired it was heartbreaking to watch an unceremonious farewell Ahead of Cenarsquos lsquolast dancersquo I have my fingers crossed to witness a fitting goodbye to Cena irrespective of the resultGaurav Gambhir 33 beatboxer Mira RoadLOG ON TO You Canrsquot See Me on Spotify to listen to the albumOnground tributeI was thrilled when the WWE team reached out to me to create a rangoli tribute to the legend I worked restlessly for two days to bring it to life I was initially told John would leave a like or comment on the Instagram post featuring my artworkBut to everybodyrsquos surprise he loved it so much that he ended up posting a picture of me making the rangoli on his page I have fond memories of watching WWE Raw matches with my brothers at home They got me hooked on the series The last match is a bittersweet moment I hope to catch it with my family one last timeSonal Kewalramani 22 finance graduate St Xavierrsquos College Dhobi TalaoLOG ON TO kuki_artkid to view the artworkTalk of the townWhen I was in school my friends and I would wake up at 530 am sometimes earlier just to watch John Cena wrestle The Rock Undertaker CM Punk and Rey Mysterio I remember the time when John Cena went up against Dwayne lsquoThe Rockrsquo Johnson in Wrestlemania 29That was one game everyone had their eye on We had discussions continuing for days leading up to the main event That was a match to remember not because John played brilliantly but because it cemented the idea of a legend Leading up to the final match Irsquom waiting to see Cena hit his signature move Attitude Adjustment and finish it with the four golden words ldquoYou canrsquot see merdquoYash Karia 25 content writer KandivliLOG ON TO WWE on Youtube to watch Wrestlemania 29Super Cena in IndiaHere are four times the wrestler wooed Indian audiencesRollinrsquo in HyderabadCena linked up with wrestler Seth Rollins for an exhibition match in Hyderabad in September 2023 drawing a 5000strong crowdTo the MoonIndian fans were in for a pleasant surprise when John Cena posted a picture of the Indian flag as a gesture of appreciation after ISROrsquos Chandrayaan3 moon landing in 2023Wedding bellsCena made an unexpected cameo at Anant Ambanirsquos wedding in Mumbai Cena caught up with superstar Shah Rukh Khan and credited Khanrsquos TED Talk as a source of inspirationMumbai musingsIn 2006 John Cena toured Mumbai and performed a freestyle rap to a hiphop beat with popular rapper Ishq BectorWhere to watchSony Sports 1 and Sony LIV app December 14 630 am