John Cena Confirms Final WWE Match Date: Zero Chance of Return

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John Cena made headlines this week by issuing a direct statement on social media, once and for all shutting down rumors that he may change his mind about stepping away from WWE. Posting on X, Cena directly addressed fans and media chatter by reaffirming that his **final in-ring match** will take place December 13, 2025, at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. as the main event of WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event. He emphasized, as covered by multiple outlets including NoDQ and Sports Illustrated, that he’s “beyond grateful for every moment WWE has given me” and there’s “a zero percent chance” he’ll wrestle again after that date, noting he strives to be a person “whose word has value.”

This announcement came on the heels of an emotionally charged victory at WWE Crown Jewel in Perth, where Cena defeated AJ Styles, clinching his one-hundredth premium live event win—a milestone celebrated throughout the wrestling world. With that, Cena’s retirement tour is down to just four public appearances: WWE Raw in Boston (November 10), WWE Raw in New York (November 17), Survivor Series in San Diego (November 29, reportedly against Dominik Mysterio), and the grand finale in D.C. The wrestling press, including SEScoops and WrestlingNewsSource, continues to speculate about his Survivor Series match with Dominik possibly being for the Intercontinental Championship, the one major belt Cena’s never held. Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer adds that WWE has toyed with the idea of Cena winning that title at Survivor Series and defending it against Gunther at his final match, offering the poetic possibility of retiring as champion. If that happens, it would close Cena’s storied in-ring career with a historic first and perhaps cement his legacy even further.

Outside the ring, Cena’s transition to Hollywood is still a frequent topic. Although he’s mostly focused on acting these days, The Ring Report and other commentators expect he’ll continue making occasional WWE appearances off-screen and that a WWE Hall of Fame induction in the next few years is inevitable. Social media has been abuzz with gratitude, nostalgia, and tributes from both wrestlers and fans, with the hashtag #ThankYouCena trending after his latest announcements. There’s also light speculation about non-wrestling surprises for his farewell in December, but as of now, everything from his public statements to the business calendar points to one of the most definitive retirements in wrestling history.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
John Cena made headlines this week by issuing a direct
statement on social media once and for all, shutting down
rumors that he may change his mind about stepping away
from WWE. Posting on X, Sena directly addressed fans and
media chatter by reaffirming that his actual in ring match
will take place December thirteenth, twenty twenty five, at Capitol

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of WWE's Saturday Night's main event. He emphasized, as covered
by multiple outlets including No d Q and Sports Illustrated,
that he's beyond grateful for every moment WWE has given
me and there's a zero percent chance he'll wrestle again
after that date, noting he strives to be a person

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whose word has value. This announcement came on the heels
of an emotionally charged victory at w w E Crown
Jewel in Perth, where Sena defeated AJ Styles, clinching his
one hundredth premium live event win, a milestone celebrated throughout
the wrestling world. With that Sina's retirement tours down to
just four public appearances WWE Raw in Boston November tenth

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WWE Raw in New York November seventeenth, Survivor Series in
San Diego November twenty ninth, reportedly against Dominic Mysterio, and
the Grand Finale in DC. The wrestling press, including se
SEO Cops and Wrestling News Source, continues to speculate about
his Survivor Series match with Dominic possibly being for the

(01:30):
Intercontinental Championship, the one major belt scenas never held. Wrestling

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observers Dave Miltzer adds that WWE has toyed with the
idea of Sena winning that title at Survivor Series and
defending it against Gunther at his final match, offering the
poetic possibility of retiring as champion. If that happens, it
would close seen a storied in ring career with a
historic first and perhaps cement his legacy even further outside

(02:26):
the ring. SEEA's transition to Hollywood is still a frequent topic,
although he's mostly focused on acting these days. The Ring
Report and other commentators expect he'll continue making occasional WWE
appearances off screen, and that a w w E Hall
of Fame induction in the next few years is inevitable.
Social media has been a buzz with gratitude, nostalgia, and

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tributes from both wrestlers and fans, with the hashtag w
Sina trending after his latest announcements. There's also light speculation
about non wrestling surprises for his farewell in December, but
as of now, everything from his public statements to the
business calendar points to one of the most definitive retirements

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