John Cena has reiterated that he won’t wear jorts on WWE TV.
Since retiring from the ring in December 2026, John Cena has mostly worn suits during his appearances. However, that all changed this month when he returned to the company to reveal more details for the John Cena Classic. The suit was gone, and the 17-time World Champion wore his more traditional baseball cap, T-shirt, and shorts combo.
In an interview with The Takedown on SI, he made one thing clear, those shorts were not denim.
“Those weren’t jorts in Brooklyn, and they weren’t jorts on NXT. I’m wearing cargo shorts. I’m not wearing any wristbands, I don’t have a towel and I don’t have any knee pads. So, when I said the jorts are retired, the f**king jorts are retired.”
Cena went on to explain that he began wearing suits to make a clear distinction between his pre- and post-retirement presentation.
“I don’t wanna confuse the consumer. If I show up in dress shoes in a suit with a pocket watch, hopefully the consumer isn’t gonna think one more match. John’s not really done. That didn’t work. They still chanted one more match. And I love wearing suits. Also, Cody Rhodes gets beat up in suits. So, the one thing I was trying to accomplish was really murky.”
John Cena Worried About Falling Over On His Way To The Ring
That led to the star rethinking how he showed up to his next appearance, ultimately landing on something very similar to the outfits he wore throughout his career.
“How do I feel most at home here? I love running to the ring. I love when the energy of the audience is there, and I can bounce around the ropes. If you look at WrestleMania, and those events that I show up in Tampa in a suit, I’m walking [very] carefully to the ring. The bottom of those shoes are slick, and I like a fitted suit, so I’m also worried about busting my pants.
“I’m gonna bear the burden if people have the opinion [that I] went back on [my] word… but I changed my mind. I think the cargoes, the sneaks, the T-shirt, and the ball cap – that’s what I would wear to the event anyway, as a fan. So why don’t I wear that?”
In another recent interview, John Cena admitted to failing in his final WrestleMania match last year.
