John Cena's career came to a bittersweet end on Saturday. Cena battled valiantly against Gunther at Saturday Night's Main Event, but was forced to tap out as Gunther relentlessly applied sleeper after sleeper to end the superstar's storied career.

Triple H defends the decision to have John Cena lose his retirement match. Speaking on the Saturday Night’s Main Event Post-Show, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque opened up on the decision to book John Cena to tap out to Gunther in his retirement match.

Ariel Helwani is not a fan of how WWE handled John Cena’s final match vs. Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

After his in-ring retirement from WWE, John Cena celebrated the end of his legendary career with a symbolic post on Instagram.

The match featured plenty of false finishes, with Cena appearing on the verge of going on out on a win with his trademark Attitude Adjustment finisher. However, Gunther wore down his opponent, applying repeated sleeper holds until Cena finally smirked and tapped out to signal the end of his career.

WWE superstar Gunther tells PEOPLE he's 'proud to be the guy that got picked for' John Cena's final match on Saturday, Dec. 13.

WWE superstar John Cena ended his legendary career Saturday night with a submission loss at the hands of Gunther. Cena's finale to a 24-year career has some on

The balance of power in the wrestling world suddenly looks a little different after Cena's big night, which heralded the future of the business in more ways than one.