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October 7, 2025 3 mins
John Cena BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.

This week, the biggest headline buzzing across the wrestling and entertainment world—John Cena’s retirement tour is entering its final stretch, with major confirmation that WWE has chosen his last in-ring opponent. According to WhatCulture and Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer, WWE sources have revealed that “The Ring General” Gunther will face Cena in his farewell match at Saturday Night’s Main Event, slated for December 13 in Washington DC. This duel is set to be a high-profile passing of the torch, with plans for an on-screen tournament to crown Gunther as the man to officially close Cena’s in-ring chapter.

Reactions online have been spirited. Fans are abuzz on Threads, with some embracing the Gunther announcement for its symbolism—pitting the face of WWE’s past against its most dominant present force. Others remain divided after Cena’s recent and controversial heel turn at Elimination Chamber, which fizzled without meaningful storyline payoff. Pundits like guillecummings on Threads complain that WWE burned through Cena’s appearances with little build, leaving some wishing for a deeper narrative as Cena prepares for his final matches.

Before this historic sendoff, Cena will tangle with his longtime rival AJ Styles at Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia this coming weekend, a match confirmed by multiple outlets. Front-row social media coverage from Wrestlefeed breaks down what’s left on Cena’s swan song schedule—Crown Jewel, RAW in Boston, and finally Saturday Night’s Main Event—and marks his definitive curtain call. Sportskeeda and Times Now News echo the sentiment: very few chances remain for fans to see Cena live on WWE TV.

On the business and media front, Cena continues to demonstrate his range. Recent YouTube coverage pits his financial empire against LeBron James’, highlighting not only his monster WWE earnings but also film roles, lucrative endorsements for brands like Crocs, Gillette, Subway, and Michelob Ultra, and his successful Thomas Ashbourne cocktail business. Cena’s social media footprint—over 50 million Facebook followers and tens of millions more across platforms—keeps every appearance, product, and comment he releases viral.

As for unconfirmed speculation, some fans have suggested that Cena may win the Intercontinental Title and then drop it before retiring, but credible industry insiders suggest WWE’s creative is locked in for Gunther to retire him, a move calculated to elevate Gunther as the legend slayer of a new era. This succession planning already saw Gunther retire Goldberg earlier in July, cementing his role as WWE’s chosen future.

No new film projects or surprise TV appearances from Cena have made waves in the last few days, although industry rumor mills remain on alert for any unexpected announcements during the final phase of his retirement run. For now, all eyes are on Perth for Crown Jewel, with fans and critics alike counting down to a deeply symbolic changing of the guard at Cena’s last stand.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This week, the biggest headline buzzing across the wrestling and
entertainment world, John Sena's retirement tour is entering its final stretch,
with major confirmation that WWE has chosen his last in
ring opponent. According to what Culture and Wrestling observers Dave Meltzer,
WWE sources have revealed that the ring general Gunpher will

(00:22):
face Sena in his farewell match at Saturday Night's main event,
slated for December thirteenth in Washington, d C. This duel
is said to be a high profile passing of the torch,
with plans for an on screen tournament to crown Gumpher
as the man to officially close Sena's in ring chapter.
Reactions online have been spirited. Fans are a buzz on Threads,

(00:45):
with some embracing the gumph for announcement for its symbolism
pitting the face of WWE's past against its most dominant
present force. Others remain divided. After Sina's recent and controversial
heel turn at Elimination Chamber, which fizzled without meaningful story
line pay off, Pundits like Gil Cummings on Threads complained

(01:06):
that w W re burned through Sena's appearances with little build,
leaving some wishing for a deeper narrative. As Sena prepares
for his final matches before this historic send off, Sena
will tangle with his long time rival A j Styles
at Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia this coming week end,
a match confirmed by multiple outlets. Front Row social media

(01:30):
coverage from Russelfeed breaks down what's left on Sena's swan
song schedule, Crown Jewel Raw in Boston and finally Saturday
Night's main event and marks his definitive curtain car. Sports
Keta and Times Now News echo the sentiment very few
chances remain for fans to see sin alive on w
w t V. On the business and media front, Sena

(01:53):
continues to demonstrate his range. Recent YouTube coverage pits his
financial empire against the bron James, highlighting not only his
Monster WWE earnings, but also film roles, lucrative endorsements for
brands like Crocs, Gillette, Sublay and Michelle ob Ultra, and
his successful commas Ashbourne cocktail business. Sina's social media footprint

(02:16):
over fifty million Facebook followers and tens of millions more
across platforms keeps every appearance, product and comment he releases viral.
As for unconfirmed speculation, Some fans have suggested that Sena
may win the Intercontinental title and then drop it before retiring,
but credible industry insider suggest WWE's creative is locked in

(02:39):
for Gunther to retire him, a move calculated to elevate
Gunther as the legend slayer of a new era. This
succession planning already saw Gunther retire Goldbird earlier in July,
cementing his role as WWE's chosen future. No new film
projects or surprise TV appearances from Sina have made waves
in the last few days, although industry rumor mills remain

(03:02):
on alurk for any unexpected announcements during the final phase
of his retirement run. For now, all eyes are on
Perth for Crown Jewel, with fans and critics alike counting
down to a deeply symbolic changing of the guard at
Sena's last stand. And that is it for to day.
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