John Cena Will Be At WrestleMania 42, And Now We Know What He's Doing
The Champ will be there.
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: WWE/Peacock John Cena ended his run as an in-ring WWE performer back in December 2025, but I don't think anyone ever expected he'd be away forever. Now, as WrestleMania 42 looms and a lot of questions circle about how it will live up to the hype, The Champ has an announcement.
He will be there for the festivities, and with a job title that I personally didn't see coming. Before anyone gets too excited or frustrated, Cena is not confirmed to be having a match. That said, he will presumably step into the ring at least once during the festivities, as he officially announced he will be the hostest with the GOAT-stest of WrestleMania 42.
John Cena Is The Host Of WrestleMania 42 Yes, John Cena is set to head up WrestleMania 42 from a hosting perspective, and announced it in classic Cena style with a video shared across his social media pages, in which he said the following: Ah, retired life in the sun. I'm kidding! Check out the backdrop.
I'm shooting a movie for Netflix called One Attempt Remaining that you can see when it comes out. I'm also on the road, which is ironic, because there's a Road to WrestleMania going on. And Hollywood is really close to Vegas.