For decades, the mantra of John Cena has been “never give up.” On Saturday, John Cena gave up, tapping out to Gunther in the final match of Cena’s career. It wasn’t the first time Cena has tapped out in his career, but it was the first time in over two decades.

Kurt Angle has recalled John Cena's SmackDown debut by giving a heartfelt message to the WWE star on his retirement. We're not crying you are

The story of John Cena is the story of a wrestling era, a generation of WWE connecting to a younger audience through the story of a hero that would never give up.

Ahead of John Cena's final match, there is going to be a celebration of his career on the December 12th Friday Night SmackDown.

On the June 27, 2002 edition of WWE SmackDown, Cena made his WWE debut by answering Angle’s open challenge. When Angle asked him what quality he possessed that made him think he could wrestle Angle, Cena responded, “Ruthless Aggression,” before slapping Angle in the face to start the match.