John Cena was 'battle-tested, always delivered and was just a true champion' of WWE, MLW founder says

Major League Wrestling's Court Bauer's time in WWE overlapped with John Cena's start in the company. He talks to Fox News Digital about the pro wrestling legend.

John Cena’s illustrious in-ring career with WWE will come to an end in just over a month as his final match is slated for Dec. 13 in Washington at the Capital One Arena.

Cena made his main roster debut in 2002 when he went up against Kurt Angle, who was having an open challenge on "SmackDown." The rest is history as Cena made an indelible mark on the industry and became a 17-time WWE champion at WrestleMania 41.

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Major League Wrestling's Court Bauer pictured at an event. (Major League Wrestling)

Major League Wrestling founder Court Bauer was a writer for WWE just as Cena was coming up through the territory system and eventually to the top shows. Bauer recalled Cena’s grit and professionalism over the course of his career in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

"John Cena is what Vince McMahon looked for his entire career as a promoter," Bauer said. "Someone that would show up to work early, leave late, be an incredible soldier and leader on the field, or in the ring in this case. Always represent the company, go above and beyond, whether it was charity, whether it was anything to do to help other talent and elevate them. Never a complaint. Never an issue.

"You look at all the guys that were anointed, ‘the guy,’ throughout Vince McMahon’s tenure as head of the company and there was maybe a guy who didn’t like doing the honor for someone else or had a financial conflict or would complain about some issue or was a malcontent or thought the grass was greener somewhere else or just something would come up. John