In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, John Cena discussed several topics, including the potential of in-ring retirement, being done before turning 50 years old, juggling acting and wrestling plus much more.

“That’s not a maybe, that time is going to come and it’s going to come soon, I made a promise to the consumer early on, to the WWE fans, because I know how tough it is to be a fan, you’ve got to come out of pocket, and WWE has a ton of content, it takes a lot to be a passionate fan and our fanbase is passionate and global.

I never wanted to go out there, just for the sake of going out there, and I’m going to be 47 this year. I feel great, so inside I feel great, but I know what it takes to be a WWE performer night in, and night out, and I don’t ever want to just go out there and do it to do it.

I want to have the passion, the same passion as the fanbase and I want to give them exactly what they give me. The miles on the speedometer say hey, that’s got to be done before 50, that’s the timeline I’ve put on myself.

It’s tough to juggle both, because you know, when you’re filming Argylle, Matthew won’t let you go do anything else because of insurance, so as long as the phone keeps ringing and we’ve had some good opportunities here, I’ll kind of preserve that for as long as I can, but even coming back for these one-at-a-time things, or short three-month periods, it takes its toll more and more and I’ve just had an incredibly fortunate run with my health. I feel great, I just want to continue to feel great the rest of my life.”

The full interview is available at this link.