AEW CEO and owner Tony Khan addressed major rumors about a former WWE star fans want to see in the John Cena retirement tour.

He sees the event as a launching pad to expose NXT talent to a sold-out audience.

John Cena turned visibly emotional and teary-eyed as the crowd cheered for his final WWE Raw ever. WWE Raw held the match on November 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Notably, Cena is a 17-time WWE World Champion.

On the road to his final match, John Cena will stop by WWE NXT at Gold Rush to make important announcements concerning the Deadline PLE.

Early in the show, Paul Heyman delivered news of his team's fifth man for WarGames to Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis. Heyman had arrived earlier in the night with Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre. The fifth man was not revealed at the time, but Pearce rolled his eyes before saying, "This is going to be fun."

As he nears the end of his WWE career, some fascinating opinions, news, and rumors about John Cena have emerged

According to Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer Live (h/t Steve Carrier of Ringside News), it is considered "very likely" that Cena will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame during WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas in April 2026.