United Kingdom, Dec. 14 -- Tom Brady and Jelly Roll were among the stars paying tribute to John Cena as he retired from the WWE.

The 48-year-old star retired from professional wrestling at Saturday Night's Main Event (13.12.25) after his final fight with WWE star Gunther and a number of stars paid tribute with video messages before the event.

Former New England Patriots star Brady said: "Congratulations on an incredible career. You've impacted the lives of so many people inside the ring and outside the ring. Good luck in your last match. I hope you fare better in yours than I did in mine."

Jelly Roll called Cena - who won his record-breaking 17th WWE World Championship at WrestleMania 41 - "the legendary, never seen 17" in his tribute ...