William Quant

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | William Quant

John Cena’s retirement tour is sort of a reckoning for me and perhaps many others because Cena has been such a staple of WWE for over twenty years now. Cena’s reign as a figurehead of the company is uncontested by any of his forebears in Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and The Rock and to see him step away is a sobering testament to how time waits for no man.

2 months ago | comicsbeat.com | William Quant

Drumstick, the sundae cone brand, announced a partnership with WWE and specifically John Cena that will see the ice cream franchise be a sponsor from Wrestlemania 41 all the way through this year’s SummerSlam. Like several other WWE partnerships in the past, this won’t just be a subtle thing. At Wrestlemania 41 in Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Drumstick will have an on-site presence and will have a “Drumstick Snack Zone”, as well as one for SummerSlam later this year.

Mar 7, 2025 | comicsbeat.com | William Quant

At WWE Elimination Chamber 2025, John Cena did the unthinkable: he won a match. His first one in over 1,000+ days to be exact. Oh, and I guess he also shattered the hearts of millions by turning heel for the first time in twenty-one years, sold his soul to sworn enemy The Rock, left WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes a bloody heap at this feet, and made wrestling a trending topic in mainstream media for something happening purely inside of storyline and the world of kayfabe.

Sep 11, 2024 | comicsbeat.com | William Quant

At Money in the Bank 2024, John Cena announced his official retirement as a full-time in-ring participant in WWE. Well really, he announced “The Last Time is Now” retirement tour that will see him perform consistently for the last time through 2025. The Man Who Cannot Be Seen shall, indeed, be seen no more. It is sort of surreal to see Cena taking his bow for me, as he was someone whose meteoric rise I witnessed first; a megastar I watched through all the thorny bits.

Aug 3, 2024 | comicsbeat.com | William Quant

WWE’s second biggest show of the year is here and it’s time for all the fallout from Wrestlemania to finally reach its wonderful boiling point. WWE SummerSlam 2024 comes to you from Cleveland, Ohio and the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday, August 3, 7e/4p. The show is available on Peacock+ in the United States and on the still running WWE Network in most other territories. Given it is in his home city, WWE star The Miz will be the acting host of the show.