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John Cena has commented on his role as the host of WWE WrestleMania 42 after his in-ring retirement at the end of last year.
Cena is back around in WWE this weekend, including hosting WrestleMania and being in attendance at the Hall of Fame.
In interviews ahead of the Hall of Fame last night and WrestleMania tonight, Cena has spoken about how much he’s enjoy this year because he doesn’t have to be stressed out.
Cena has repeatedly said that his hosting role isn’t important, because even if he falls flat, the rest of the show can be successful – as opposed to years past when the success of the show depended on his main event matches.
During his appearance on Six Feet Under with the Undertaker at WWE World, Cena said:
“It is not important. I have cush gig. This is what retirement is like. You should have told me years ago. This is fantastic.
“WrestleMania is starting in a few hours and we’re kicking it.”
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He also spoke about how far in advance he thought about retirement, and the fact it was planned out three years in advance.
He said:
“This was something I thought about. Something I thought about early in my career. I literally promised the fans that when I felt a step slower (then) I was out.
“Not only did I make that promise early, but the whole planning of the retirement tour took three years. The concept happened three years before execution.
“I pitched it to WWE close to 18 to 20 months out and then we announced in Toronto and we started in January in the Intuit Dome.
“I’ve adjusted because I’ve had close to four years to know what’s going on. I think if it truly happened in December, for a path like AJ where he just kind of retired, I don’t know what that lens is like because I had a lot of thought into this, so that’s why I’m feeling pretty good.”
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