WWE paid tribute to John Cena tonight on SmackDown with several video messages from some pretty big celebrities.
With John Cena officially retiring from WWE tomorrow night at Saturday Night’s Main Event, the company chose to pay tribute to the “Never Seen 17” tonight on SmackDown.
In addition to your typical video packages, we got several video messages from the likes of Tom Brady, Eli Manning, Snoop Dogg, and more who paid tribute to Cena’s legendary career.
“Congratulations on an incredible career,” Tom Brady said. “You’ve impacted the lives of so many people inside the ring and outside the ring. Good luck in your last match. I hope you fare better in yours than I did in mine.”
“You inspired so many people,” Eli Manning said. “You won a ton of championships, almost impressive enough for me to forget the fact that you’re a die-hard Patriots fan. But hey, I guess no one’s perfect, including the ’07 Patriots.”
“John Cena, it’s your boy. Big Snoop Dogg. You know what it is. Congratulations, my one,” Snoop Dogg said. “I’mma smoke one. Matter of fact, I’mma blow one for the pole one.”
There’s no entrance music in retirement
Peyton Manning also paid tribute with likely the funniest message of the night, as did Jelly Roll and Jimmy Fallon.
“I got to warn you when you enter the grocery store or step into your garage, there’s no entrance music at all in retirement, unless you play it yourself on your AirPods,” Peyton Manning said. “So that’s a free tip from me to you. Congrats again, pal.”
“John Cena, the legendary Never Seen 17. Man, thank you for all these years,” Jelly Roll said. “Thank you for the inspiration. Thank you for being the role model that we all needed. You deserve this, brother. Congratulations, happy retirement.”
“Congratulations, John, on an amazing career,” Jimmy Fallon said. “What you’ve done for the sport and for WWE is just insane. You’re a legend. Congratulations.”
You can check out these tributes in the embedded video below:
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