Undertaker Reveals Why He's Unlikely to Ever Do a John Cena Retirement Tour

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The Undertaker says that he is unlikely to ever go on a John Cena-style retirement tour and has explained the reason why his iconic persona would make that difficult for him.

On a recent episode of his "Six Feet Under" podcast, the Undertaker spoke about Cena's ongoing, year-long tour and how being the Dead Man puts him in a very different relationship with fans.

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Cena, who has announced that 2025 will be his final year in WWE, has committed to a farewell tour that will span the year.

His journey began at the 2025 Royal Rumble, where he finished as the runner-up, signaling the start of his swan song. By announcing his retirement in advance, Cena is giving fans a chance to celebrate his career in person across multiple events.

Undertaker, who retired in 2020 after his match with AJ Styles at WrestleMania, offered his perspective on Cena's decision.

He noted that while Cena's extended farewell tour is a great way to honor someone who has had such a significant impact on WWE, it might have been difficult for him to do the same with his character.

"You know, usually you don't get to plan out your farewell tour," The Undertaker said. "But it's a cool way for somebody that meant so much to the business to go out and give that many opportunities for people to see him live."

However, reflecting on his own career, Undertaker explained that his character wouldn't have allowed for a similar approach.

"I think it would have made it harder on me," he admitted, laughing. "You sit back now, hindsight being 20/20, it would have been cool. But I don't know that you can do it with my character. I mean, what am I going to do? I can't embrace the crowd, I couldn't do any of those things."

As Cena prepares for his final year, Undertaker has high expectations for his farewell tour.

Drawing a comparison to the farewell tours of NBA legends, he believes that Cena's final year will allow him to receive well-deserved recognition from fans while also putting on memorable performances.

"I think it's going to be a great swan song year for him," The Undertaker said. "It's going to be the, I think it'll be the equivalent to like they've done in the NBA when all those legends kind of on their last year, and they get to go to all these different towns and get their flowers in each town."

Cena, who has been a workhorse for WWE for years, deserves this farewell, according to Undertaker.

"Cena was a workhorse, huge star for a lot of years, and I think it's really cool the way they have this kind of laid out," he explained. "They've got a certain amount of dates he's going to make. A certain amount of premium live events he's going to make, and it's going to give people a chance to, again, give him his flowers, give him his props, let him say goodbye."

However, Undertaker also offered a nuanced perspective on what Cena's final year should look like.

Despite his long career, Cena hasn't won a singles match in over 2,000 days, and Undertaker feels that his final year should focus more on passing the torch rather than adding another world title to his collection.

"He's on his way out—this is his goodbye tour," he noted. "He needs to be put in some meaningful spots and get some wins because he hasn't won in over 2,000 days or whatever. He does need to get some key wins, but in the big, important matches, he probably should pass the baton."

He continued, "I don't believe, by any means, that he wants to get his hand raised every time on the way out. That's not John's character. I think he wants to pay it forward and do the best he can for the company."

The Undertaker also recently discussed Hulk Hogan's controversial appearance at the Raw on Netflix premiere, where the WWE Hall of Famer was met with boos from the crowd.

Undertaker didn't show much sympathy, humorously noting that Hogan seemed to be "no-selling" the crowd's reaction while promoting his beer. "When I saw him, he was no-selling [the boos] and pushing his beer," The Undertaker quipped. "Sometimes, things come back."

Undertaker, who ended his active in-ring career at Survivor Series 2020, has since made occasional appearances, including a special moment at WrestleMania 40 to help Cody Rhodes capture the Undisputed WWE Championship and celebrating Rhea Ripley's title win on the Raw on Netflix debut.