John Cena Talks About Bangor, Maine on Joe Rogan’s Podcast

The leader of the ‘Cenation’ was recently on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he mentioned Bangor ahead of his retirement match.

In the world of professional wrestling, 2025 has undeniably been a banner year for John Cena—both in the moment and, without a doubt, in hindsight.

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Ahead of his final professional wrestling match, John Cena’s WWE retirement tour—officially titled ‘The Last Time Is Now’—has been building toward its last chapter.

Having begun in January 2025 and wrapping up on December 13th, the tour’s approaching finale has led Cena to do a flurry of press interviews, including a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience.

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Uploaded on December 5th, 2025, the podcast episode ‘Joe Rogan Experience #2423 – John Cena’ features both John Cena and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe.

The trio covered a wide range of topics, but it was Cena’s several unexpected mentions of Bangor that really piqued our interest.

In three separate moments during the two-hour, eleven-minute podcast, John Cena name-drops Bangor, Maine—not just once, but three times.

The first comes at two minutes and thirty-nine seconds, when he talks about how WWE has taken him all over the world, listing places like Moscow, the Philippines, South Africa, and then, of all examples, Bangor, Maine.

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Credit: Elsa / Staff

At forty-one minutes and seven seconds into the podcast, Cena brings up Bangor for a second time while listing the many places his WWE career has taken him.

As he rattles off venues like Madison Square Garden and AT&T Stadium, he once again slips in Bangor, Maine, as one of the standout spots he’s worked.

The third time Cena mentioned Bangor came at one hour and eighteen minutes into the podcast, while he was breaking down the intricacies of WWE’s TV and road schedule.

He explained how the company often hits smaller markets first for non-televised live events—using Bangor as the example—before heading to a larger nearby market like Boston for the televised show.

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Credit: Elsa / Staff

And there you have it! As shown in his interview with Rogan, when Cena needs a specific example of a city or town, he goes with ours—Bangor.

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