"Thank you for giving me the best nine years of my life"

John Cena: "See, if you're gonna go out, that's how you go out, not in a referee's shirt, not carrying someone's bags, if I'm leaving I'm leaving just like this! Just in case you've been locked in Sports Entertainment Solitary Confinement, Randy Orton is still WWE Champion. That means I'm fired. A... a decision that was probable but I'll be honest, I didn't think it would happen. You know what, forget about it, before I got this job I was living in my car, cleaning toilets, I didn't think any of this would happen.

Over the years, you guys have gotten to know me, but here's the deal, you only see what you see on TV. Uh... there's a lot about me, a lot about everyone else you don't know, but I've got a few seconds, so I'll tell you this one thing: You guys have no idea how much I respect this company. Not just this company today, but every single person who's allowed me to be here today. Guys like Steve Austin, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker. When I got here, championships were one thing but my goal was to be able to look each and every one of those guys in the eye and for them to say, 'Kid, you're alright.'

I'm out here today with a smile on my face and I know some of you guys think I may have got a bad deal out of this. It's actually been pretty wonderful. I've gotten to dance in the ring with hall of famers, I've gotten to meet millions of people around the world, I've gotten to live out a fantasy. So I'm not going to let Nexus ruin what has been the greatest nine years of my life. One thing you guys might not know is that life moves pretty fast here in the WWE. When I first started, WWE was a very big part of my life, but then WWE became my life. It was my choice, I wanted to give everything I had to each and every one of you every time I stepped through these ropes.

It took sacrifice, my family has been so patient with me, they, uh, they've kind of stepped back and let me be me, but here's the truth, my brother Matt, he just had a baby girl and I missed it, my mom's birthday's in a couple days, I'm gonna leave here tonight and I'm going to West Newbury and Matt I'm sorry that I missed Shelby being born, I heard she's big, nine pounds seven ounces, but I'm looking forward to seeing for myself and my mom's going to get the best birthday present she's had in ten years, because I'm gonna be there and I'm gonna hug her and tell her I love her and all the money in the world can't buy her that [Cena kämpft mit den Tränen].

You guys are being nice, I look like an idiot up here. You know what, forget it, if I look like an idiot up here I look like an idiot. One thing I've always loved about you guys is that you're honest, and so I want one last time to hear half the crowd chant "Let's go Cena" and half the crowd to chant... you know what, if we're going to do this we have to do it right, all the women and children chant "Let's Go Cena" and all the men over the age of 18 chant "Cena sucks!" Come on, who do you think can be louder.

[Die Fans tun wie geheißen und rufen abwechselnd 'Let's go Cena' und 'Cena sucks']

That... that is beautiful, thank you very much. Remember everybody out there, it's your passion that keeps us all coming back, and I know that every time I heard that I earned it, no matter what the chant. Now before I go I just want to say one thing to Wade Barrett. [Buhrufe] I know, but here's the thing, I actually think the kid has a little bit of talent and I'm trying to help him out before I leave. You see, Wade, do yourself a favour, take a bit of advice from a grizzled, disgruntled employee who wears purple and may have accidentally peed in your coffee a few times: Stop taking short cuts.

Stop taking the easy way out, because these people will give you everything if you earn it. Success in this business is based on consistent performance. They're probably going to fine me but whatever, I'm already fired, Wade, Karma is a bitch. And if you keep taking shortcuts, trust me it's gonna come back to haunt you. Billy Kidman's probably ready to strangle himself because I'm way over the time limit, I could go all night with the thank-yous, so I'm going to keep it to one important thank you: The WWE Universe. Thank you for giving me the best nine years of my life, thank you for standing up for WWE, thank you for watching every Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, whenever the hell we're on, thank you for letting idiots like me have some fun. I love you to death, let's go home."