{"id":5819,"date":"2015-12-14T14:59:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T20:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=5819"},"modified":"2015-12-15T05:50:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T11:50:26","slug":"john-cena-contemplating-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/john-cena-contemplating-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena contemplating retirement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3494827251\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>After ten years on top of WWE, John Cena took a break. 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But, Cena is aware that the clock is ticking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u201cI\u2019ve always sworn to myself that if I can\u2019t keep up with the current level athletically, it\u2019s my time to take another role, whether that\u2019s commentating on the matches or stepping behind the curtain and molding younger talent,&#8221; Cena <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/speakeasy\/2015\/12\/14\/john-cena-sisters-trainwreck-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">told the Wall Street Journal in a new interview<\/a> promoting his role in the new &#8220;Sisters&#8221; comedy movie.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&#8220;I always want to do whatever I can to help the industry. I see firsthand how happy we make kids and families. When you get a kid to sit down and have a conversation with [their] Superman, it\u2019s the coolest thing. It makes their day. 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