John Cena Packs a Punch at Fan Expo Chicago 2025
- Alex Orona
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
John Cena made an appearance at Fan Expo 2025 in promotion of his retirement from WWE and Peacemaker Season 2, and like he has at many panels in the past, packed the room full to capacity. Also as usual, Cena, one of the most decorated WWE superstars in history, wowed his fans with his dedication and humble nature.
Despite being there to promote his acting work, his wrestling career outshined anything else, as he’s retiring from an epic 20 year career. John insisted on an unmoderated panel, so he could focus on only speaking to the fans. During his time on stage, Cena focused heavily on the three pillars of his career: Hustle, Loyalty and Respect, emphasizing that it’s more than a motto - it's how he’s lived his entire life.
This showed in his humble demeanor and measured communication to the audience. He chose his words carefully, so as not to overstep but to also set communicative boundaries regarding how he interacted with the audience.
Initially, Cena insisted he didn’t want praise, but would acknowledge every single word of praise thrown at him from the audience with kindness, regardless.
John spoke on his “make 70% good decisions a day,” adage, initially talking about his diet but taking it to his personal life as well. The wrestler also touched on his viral video about earning the sunset every single day through positive work. Cena even spoke on his rap career, admitting he hasn’t flexed those muscles in a long time so he no longer had the skills necessary to continue rapping.
By the end of the panel, Cena had cemented himself as one of the most straightforward Hollywood/WWE superstars out there. From his modest start at the All State Arena with WWE to being in some of the biggest action and comic book IP on the planet, even if you weren’t initially a fan, he will make you a fan, if anything, out of pure respect for what he is trying to achieve every single day. As quoted by Cena: “I just want to do the most positive thing for the world that I can with my talent.”
That's a goal we can all work towards.
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