“He is retired” – WWE’s The Miz makes heartbreaking admission

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In an appearance on Almost Athletes with Dude Perfect, The A-Lister spoke highly of John Cena and revealed how Cena and Randy Orton took him under their wing. Moreover, the two-time WWE Grand Slam Champion made the heartbreaking admission that The Franchise Player has retired from in-ring competition.

During a conversation about Gunther, The Miz stated that he now has to pass on his learnings and share his experience properly with the next generation in the same way Cena and Orton did with him during The A-Lister’s early days.

“There’s no one that has taught me more in that ring than John Cena. When I first started on live events wrestling him, he taught me what it was to be a main event superstar… I mean, I needed a John Cena to get me to where I needed to be. And he took me under his wing when no one else would. He and [Randy] Orton were the two people back in the day that said, ‘No, we’ll work this guy, and we’re going to teach this guy.’ Him and Orton, man,” Miz said.

He added:

“You guys get to watch, I get to experience people in the ring. So, I get to experience a Gunther, a Roman Reigns, an AJ Styles, a John Cena. No one will ever wrestle John Cena ever again. He is retired. I’ve gotten the experience. So, now I have to pay it forward to hopefully the next generation to show what I’ve learned from these exceptional superstars, and hopefully I’ll do that correctly,” Miz said.

The Miz didn’t get to face John Cena in his final WWE run

The Miz became an A-Lister in the WWE when he faced John Cena under the old regime. The rising star got the opportunity to share the ring with Cena and Randy Orton when he was the WWE Champion. Last year, the 48-year-old star had his final run in the industry as a performer.

Unfortunately, The Miz was never booked against his top rival in the company before he retired to Gunther. Luckily, John Cena paid homage to the two-time WWE Grand Slam Champion at Crown Jewel in Perth and eventually shared the ring at WrestleMania 42 in a segment.

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