The final time is now.
John Cena kicked off his retirement tour through the Netflix debut of “Monday Night time Uncooked” on Jan. 6.
The WWE famous person has wrestled in an element time capability since 2018, however introduced in July that he expects to wrestle 30 to 40 matches in 2025 to conclude his ultimate yr.
Throughout his look within the ring on the Intuit Dome, he had fairly a listing of who could possibly be his opponent for his ultimate match.
May it’s Logan Paul? Would CM Punk suffice? Maybe Roman Reigns can be extra becoming?
This is a touch at who that could possibly be and extra highlights from “The Final Time is Now John Cena Farewell Tour.”
WWE Backlash — Could 10
Cena confronted Randy Orton, two legendary wrestlers going face to face for what is likely to be the ultimate time of their careers.
Each wrestlers traded blows in a back-and-forth matchup, with Cena by accident hitting a ref with the championship belt and Orton delivering RKO after RKO after RKO on interlopers.
CENA HITS THE REF!#WWEBacklash pic.twitter.com/vPSkmOmeNf
— WWE (@WWE) May 11, 2025
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As Orton moved to complete Cena off, R-Fact intervened. Whereas Orton hit him with an RKO of his personal, Cena hit him with the championship belt and pinned him, successful the match.
R-Fact could not let that occur! 😲#WWEBacklash pic.twitter.com/JSYZsrTrcQ
— WWE (@WWE) May 11, 2025
The ultimate WrestleMania — April 20
All of it got here right down to this — Cena matched up with Cody Rhodes for an opportunity to turn out to be the Undisputed WWE Champion.
The memorable match lasted just below 20 minutes and included an look from rapper Travis Scott. Cena ended up successful his seventeenth WWE championship, essentially the most ever.
THE 1️⃣7️⃣ TIME CHAMP IS HERE!#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/WCvyixE512
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2025
The ultimate #WrestleMania second. pic.twitter.com/DCtpyFVxuV
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2025
Booed in Brussels — March 17
“I’m not a heel, I am a human being.”
John Cena made it clear that he’s executed taking part in the hero in an look on Monday Night time Uncooked in Belgium. The WWE icon totally embraced his surprising heel flip with a venomous rant aimed immediately at followers.
“For 25 years, I’ve been the sufferer of an abusive relationship,” he declared. “All I did was work onerous and win. And what did I get for it? I received hate. It was by no means sufficient for you.”
“I do not want you,” he continued, intensifying the hostility as the group erupted in boos
However WWE champion Cody Rhodes wasn’t having it.
“The place’s the man on this shirt, proper right here?” Rhodes stated, motioning towards the illustration of Cena performing his signature salute on his shirt.
Calling Cena “whiny,” he set the stage for his or her WrestleMania 41 conflict — an enormous showdown set for April 19 in Las Vegas.
Appears like John Cena has lastly EMBRACED THE HATE!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/ftOu4r8EM1
— WWE (@WWE) March 17, 2025
*mic drop*#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/rPb46JuRTN
— WWE (@WWE) March 17, 2025
Heel flip on the Elimination Chamber — Mar. 1
In his ultimate WWE Elimination Chamber match, Cena and longtime rival CM Punk had been the ultimate two wrestlers left standing. Cena prevailed over Punk, successful his record-tying fourth Chamber match and punching his ticket to WrestleMania 41.
THEN. NOW. FOREVER. TONIGHT.#WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/0OQGtdns37
— WWE (@WWE) March 2, 2025
CENA WINS! CENA WINS! CENA WINS!#WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/zva1l6I7eK
— WWE (@WWE) March 2, 2025
Later, after Cody Rhodes rejected The Rock’s provide for his soul, Cena turned heel and viciously beat Rhodes after initially shaking his hand and hugging him. Because of successful the Elimination Chamber match, Cena will problem Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE championship at WrestleMania 41.
SPEECHLESS. 💔
JOHN CENA simply viciously TURNED on CODY RHODES at #WWEChamber! pic.twitter.com/jSyaCud7Wz
— WWE (@WWE) March 2, 2025
A loss in his ultimate Royal Rumble — Feb. 1
Cena regarded like he was about to win his third Royal Rumble, with solely Jey Uso in his approach. Uso rallied, nonetheless, tossing Cena out of the ring and surprising the wrestling world.
JEY USO simply gained the 2025 Males’s #RoyalRumble Match! pic.twitter.com/xAy0S6ArHn
— WWE (@WWE) February 2, 2025
Farewell, Los Angeles. Hey, Indianapolis. — Jan. 6
“I am not simply going to the Royal Rumble, I will win the Royal Rumble!”
Cena shared that Monday Night time Uncooked’s first present of the yr can be his ultimate WWE look within the Metropolis of Angels.
After thanking Los Angeles — and extra particularly, Inglewood — he made a declaration implicating that he is trying to get his seventeenth world championship – which might break his tie with Ric Aptitude for many in WWE historical past.
Whereas working by way of the choices of how he might obtain that objective, Cena settled on the Royal Rumble earlier than declaring he would win it.
The Royal Rumble is on Feb. 1 in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium.