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John Cena on Potential WWE Return: I Can’t ‘Perform Like I’m 30’ Anymore

In an interview with The Wrap, John Cena talked about his future career prospects and whether that also involved another lengthy stay in WWE.

There are a few opportunities that have been set in front of me. If they work out — and I hope they work out — they’ll be wonderful challenges in life and for me to grow as a person, so I’ll more than likely take them. It doesn’t mean that my heart doesn’t lie with WWE.

Cena is currently tackling hosting duties on Nickelodeon’s revival of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? He feels that it’s impossible to balance a job like that with putting in good in-ring work. In addition, he doesn’t want to be seen in a negative light in WWE now that he’s older. “I just turned 42, I watch WWE on a regular basis and the talent is getting faster and more precise.”

Cena goes on to comment that he speaks with Vince McMahon on a regular basis and he feels that WWE is in a great place. “There was a time when I could genuinely say, from a financial standpoint, they needed me — that time is up.”

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