John Cena will wrestle his final match at WWE Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion on Dec. 13. The respect of retiring Cena have to be earned, although, as WWE superstars are at present battling in The Final Time is Now Event, with the profitable finally changing into his remaining opponent in Washington, DC.
Competitors in The Final Time is Now Event started on the Nov. 10 episode of Monday Night time Uncooked, and it’ll proceed throughout Uncooked and SmackDown main into the fifth and remaining Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion of 2025.
Superstars from each rung of the WWE ladder are competing for the distinctive alternative to indicate Cena the door. The sector contains each day-to-day superstars from Uncooked and SmackDown, standard NXT wrestlers like Je’Von Evans, basic rivals like The Miz and a few shock entrants that WWE has teased might come from outdoors the corporate.
Rusev and Sheamus, every along with his personal longstanding historical past preventing Cena, had been the primary to advance to the quarterfinals. Jey Uso overcame The Miz, and LA Knight spoiled Zack Ryder’s WWE return to advance.
A returning GUNTHER and Penta are among the many different names a part of the competitors. All 16 entrants have been introduced, excluding a thriller opponent Solo Sikoa faces on the Nov. 17 episode of Uncooked.
Have a look under on the match schedule, outcomes, and upcoming match dates. WWE has not but launched an official bracket, however as soon as it does, CBS Sports activities will replace the matchups accordingly. Examine again periodically for updates forward of Cena’s final farewell cease on Dec. 13.
The Final Time is Now Event matches
First spherical
- Rusev def. Damian Priest (Uncooked, Nov. 10)
- Sheamus def. Shinsuke Nakamura (Uncooked, Nov. 10)
- Jey Uso def. The Miz (SmackDown, Nov. 14)
- LA Knight def. Zack Ryder (SmackDown, Nov. 14)
- GUNTHER vs. Je’Von Evans (Uncooked, Nov. 17)
- Solo Sikoa vs. TBA (Uncooked, Nov. 17)
- Bronson Reed vs. Carmelo Hayes (SmackDown, Nov. 21)
- Penta vs. Finn Balor (SmackDown, Nov. 21)
Quarterfinals
- TBA vs. TBA (Uncooked, Nov. 24)
- TBA vs. TBA (Uncooked, Nov. 24)
- TBA vs. TBA (SmackDown, Nov. 28)
- TBA vs. TBA (SmackDown, Nov. 28)
Semifinals
- TBA vs. TBA (Uncooked, Dec. 1)
- TBA vs. TBA (SmackDown, Dec. 5)
Finals
- TBA vs. TBA (Uncooked, Dec. 8)