John Cena is about to pull off something that might be harder for him than surviving an Attitude Adjustment — completely disappearing from work. Once the inaugural John Cena Classic is in the books, Cena plans to basically become a ghost for the rest of the holiday season.
Speaking with Rick Ucchino of The Takedown on Sports Illustrated while promoting his holiday campaign with Chime, Cena revealed that he plans to shut down his professional schedule around December 15. Don’t expect him back a few days later either because he intends to stay off the radar until roughly January 4 or 5.
That timing makes this year particularly interesting because the inaugural John Cena Classic is scheduled for December 14. Cena’s holiday disappearing act would therefore begin almost immediately after the tournament is finished.
“I make sure around [December] 15th, I am a ghost and I will resurface about January 4th or 5th. And in that time, I make sure to spend 10 days in Massachusetts with my family and 10 days in Canada with my wife’s side of the family. I’d say the past six years, that’s been my path of action. And boy, it’s really been rewarding and great.”
This also isn’t some new luxury Cena decided to give himself after stepping away from regular in-ring competition. He said he’s been following essentially the same Christmas routine for around six years, despite maintaining an incredibly busy schedule outside WWE.
Cena may have retired from regular wrestling, but between Hollywood, business commitments and everything else attached to being John Cena, disappearing for three weeks probably requires some serious calendar gymnastics. Apparently Christmas is the one stretch of the year where he’s decided everybody else can simply wait until January.
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