Following a Herculean effort at WWE SummerSlam, John Cena only has 12 appearances left before he retires from in-ring competition.

WWE Sends Message on Brock Lesnar Surprise at SummerSlam originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Nobody was ready. Not the fans. Not John Cena. Not even Cody Rhodes, who was still catching his breath after winning the WWE Championship.

Earlier, CM Punk revealed that he is glad he found another opportunity to work with Cena before the latter exits the WWE arena. In an interview with ENews, Punk described his camaraderie with John Cena as a "marriage that unfolded on screen that we both needed at the time."