10 Moments That Will Shape Wrestling During The Next Decade

10. John Cena's Final Match

This will be the decade where we see John Cena step into the squared circle for the final time in his career. The Saudi Arabia deal will be over by 2028 (if the partnership can survive until then, but we'll get to that). This will make it much harder for WWE to lure legends into coming back for one more lucrative match. The 2020s will see John Cena make the full- time transition into a movie star. Big Match John will not want any bad PR - Cena has not participated in a Saudi Arabia show since WWE's Greatest Royal Rumble, in April 2018 - or a possible injury to jeopardize his new status as a Hollywood celebrity.

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There is no doubt that Cena's retirement will be a major moment for WWE. Whether you loved or hated the polarizing wrestler, Cena truly was The Face That Runs The Place ever since his WrestleMania 21 title victory over JBL. His final match will mark the end of an era and the official passing of the torch to a younger generation of wrestlers, but it won't simply be a one off match.

Cena will go on a run with the Universal Title (a run which features few title defenses) and he will, finally, do the one thing that has eluded him his entire career: participate in a match that puts another talent over... or, you know, he'll hit Dolph Ziggler with the Four Moves of Doom to beat him in 37 seconds.

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