This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw is set to air live from Madison Square Garden, and it’s shaping up to be a big show. John Cena will be competing in his final match on Raw, but as of this writing his opponent has not been announced.
Ahead of WWE Raw at Madison Square Garden, Adam Pearce took to social media to announce that John Cena will be kicking off the show. Pearce also reiterated that Maxxine Dupri will be challenging Becky Lynch for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship on Raw, and Nikki Bella is expected to address her attack on Stephanie Vaquer that took place during last week’s show.
The Last Time Is Now Tournament is set to continue as Je’Von Evans will be facing Gunther and Solo Sikoa is set to face off against a mystery opponent. Pearce noted that all of the fan theories regarding the identity of the mystery opponent have been wrong so far.
#WWERaw at MSG preview.
It is official. https://t.co/AnoUwpFB6X— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) November 16, 2025
John Cena recently hyped up his final appearance on Raw when he posted the following:
“Tomorrow night on @netflix is the end of an era in WWE. Don’t miss the final episode of #WWERaw U will ever C ME perform in. No better stage than the iconic @TheGarden to chant “Let’s Go Cena” or “Cena Sucks!”
Whatever it is, The Last Time is Now because after this … I can’t wrestle ”
Tomorrow night on @netflix is the end of an era in WWE. Don’t miss the final episode of #WWERaw U will ever C ME perform in. No better stage than the iconic @TheGarden to chant “Let’s Go Cena” or “Cena Sucks!”
Whatever it is, The Last Time is Now because after this … I can’t…
— John Cena (@JohnCena) November 16, 2025