John Cena waved goodbye to professional wrestling as an active in-ring competitor in the main event of Saturday Night's Main Event and while the sting of his retirement will resonate for the foreseeable future,

In the end, there were no surprises. No run-ins or plot twists. No headline-stealing appearances from The Rock. Instead, WWE played it straight and simple with John Cena's swan song — as it knew it had to do.

John Cena officially retired from professional wrestling this weekend, and had some famous pals sent him congratulatory messages.

So, if the Franchise Player locked horns at WWE WrestleMania 42, Roman could be the final opponent of Cena in the squared circle. The final name in the list is Brock Lesnar. The Beast Incarnate contested against John Cena at Wrestlepalooza, where he destroyed the Cenation Leader and secured a dominating victory.

John Cena received support from Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Jelly Roll before his WWE rematch match — but their congratulations didn’t help him win. WWE aired video tributes from sports and entertainment superstars on WWE SmackDown on Friday,