John Cena’s retirement tour kicked off in January, but it’s almost over. The former WWE Champion only has four dates left on his schedule and there’s been a lot of speculation regarding who he will face in his retirement match on December 13th.
During the most recent episode of Saturday Night’s Main Event, WWE shared a video package which featured John Cena addressing plans for his final match. Cena announced that on November 10th a 16 man tournament will kick off on Raw which will feature wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, NXT and maybe even some wrestlers who don’t work for WWE. He said that his final opponent won’t be handpicked, they will have to earn their match.
Michael Cole went on to explain that the tournament will play out on Raw and SmackDown and the winner will go on to face John Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Washington, DC on December 13th.
.@JohnCena's FINAL opponent will be determined by "The Last Time is Now Tournament". Who will it be?! pic.twitter.com/OUDyKRxzCK
— WWE (@WWE) November 2, 2025
As of this writing John Cena is confirmed for the following dates moving forward:
Raw – November 10th
Raw – November 17th
Survivor Series – November 29th
Saturday Night’s Main Event – December 13th
Stay tuned for updates.