John Cena’s ‘Wipeout’ canceled by TBS

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One of John Cena’s non-wrestling projects is coming to an end as Wipeout on TBS has been canceled.

The news was revealed by TNT & TBS president Jason Sarlanis in a keynote presentation this past Monday at the Realscreen Summit in Miami, Florida, noting “a few more episodes” will still air.

A quote from Sarlanis indicated that costs for shows like Wipeout and the also-canceled The Cube are expensive and that they are focusing on doing more sports-adjacent programming and potential spinoffs of Impractical Jokers.

Cena has yet to publicly comment on the cancelation.

From the talk (transcription provided by Deadline):

“Sarlanis admitted that these shows are expensive. “Those are very much in the realm of what we do. Wipeout is inherently comedic and a joy to watch. But I think what we’re what we’re looking at is being realistic in terms of the entire environment. We have to recalibrate,” he said.

A reboot from an ABC project, the Cena co-hosted game show-esque revival aired on TBS for a pair of two-part seasons, kicking off in 2021. The show will conclude with more than 30 episodes. It’s unclear how long the show will remain available on the Max streaming service.

Cena is still involved with the WBD family with the second season of Peacemaker set to air on Max in August 2025.

Cena is the opening stages of his final year as a WWE wrestler and will be part of March 1st’s Elimination Chamber in Toronto.