John Cena is about to disappear, and he means it.
Speaking with Rick Ucchino of The Takedown on Sports Illustrated while promoting his holiday campaign with Chime, Cena explained his yearly routine. Around Dec. 15, he shuts down work until early January.
I make sure around [December] 15th, I am a ghost and I will resurface about January 4th or 5th. And in that time, I make sure to spend 10 days in Massachusetts with my family and 10 days in Canada with my wife’s side of the family. I’d say the past six years, that’s been my path of action. And boy, it’s really been rewarding and great.
The timing is notable this year. The inaugural John Cena Classic takes place Dec. 14 at Disney World, so Cena’s break would begin almost as soon as the tournament wraps.
Cena also admitted the holidays used to look very different. He said his full-time WWE schedule made him a workaholic, and he tried to make up for it with presents.
When I was full-time with WWE, the most important thing was literally covering my tracks for being a workaholic. So, I was a big gift giver, thinking that I could kind of buy through my workaholism. And now the most important thing for me is to be with those and connect with those I love.
Cena has spoken before about how his outlook changed after he stepped back from wrestling full-time.
