John Cena is officially a 17-time WWE World Champion coming out of WrestleMania 41. From the moment that John Cena declaration that he would "ruin wrestling" if he won.
Now, audiences shudder as John Cena is set to ruin wrestling after becoming WWE Champion in WrestleMania 41's main event. Cena worked a slower, methodical pace throughout, even introducing new moves in his arsenal like the big boot. The deciding factor came when following a run-in from Travis Scott, a conflicted Cody hesitated to pull the trigger on a belt attack, whereas John Cena had no problem kicking Cody where the sun doesn't shine. One shot to the head with a belt before a downed referee was revived, John Cena earned his historic three-count victory.
The Champ is here, but what does this mean for WWE's future?
John Cena Leaves the Main Event of WrestleMania 41 as WWE Champion
What Does This Mean for WWE Moving Forward?
For starters, this win simultaneously puts John Cena in the record books whilst achieving his character's mission statement. Before his heel turn, he made it known that for his retirement tour, he made it clear that it would be "best for business" for him to win the World Title a 17th time to propel the next generation. He completes his mission, but that isn't his only mission statement: he promised to walk away as WWE's last World Champion to "ruin wrestling." If he banks on that promise, fans can expect the World Title to effectively be vacated.
If so, that doesn't necessarily mean that John Cena's retirement tour ends, especially as WrestleMania promoted several of Cena's future dates in WWE, like a final appearance in Australia coming this October. If anything, Cena could either proceed on a dominant heel run as champion, or he could disappear indefinitely from television as a new champion is crowned, leading to an inevitable Champion vs. Champion bout down the line, not unlike his feud with CM Punk going into SummerSlam 2011. The possibilities are endless, but if one thing is certain, John Cena made history as the new WWE Champion.