Did John Cena Just Reveal When Brock Lesnar Will Retire From WWE?

John Cena may have just accidentally revealed when Brock Lesnar will retire from WWE.

While discussing their match at Wrestlepalooza on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Cena noted he believes Lesnar will go "into the sunset" in Minnesota and that Lesnar's retirement "creatively, it's very soon."

"Again, I love the public's ability to weigh in. You have this guy who's returning, who absolutely looks like he hasn't aged a day, moves like it. He can split his pants and still move like a ballerina, slip on his pyro and do a ninja roll and be okay. He's a beast. It's his first time back. I've been in this seat before. It's like I'm always in the seat when Brock comes back, Rock after Miami, who's the next guy? SummerSlam with Roman, here he comes again. After he beats Taker for the streak, I've sat in this seat before," Cena said.

"You have to figure out who gets the shine that night and if, in his return again, only my perspective. This attraction where we are going to build until he goes into the sunset, which is, I think, in Minnesota? Creatively, it's very soon. To create a mountain to climb for someone, you have to build the mountain. I'm on my way out. It's not like it's gonna hurt me, but I'm a viable commodity, and it's a great main event," he continued.

"See these two titans for the last time, and it's ok. Sometimes your team gets blown out. We were first on the programme. I did the best I could. We all did the best we could to make it a competitive fight into the middle. People forget I was in that arena when Brock fell down for the first time on the shoulder tackle, and then I was able to give them all the stuff. They were into it, and then just a bunch of gratuitous F5s. That's how you build Brock."

WWE's next show in Minnesota will be SummerSlam 2026 from US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. SummerSlam will be a two-night event for the second time ever in 2026 on August 1 and August 2.

John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza is considered one of the worst WWE matches of 2025 and saw Lesnar squash Cena in eight minutes.