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LAS VEGAS – John Cena ended his in-ring career in December at Saturday Night’s Main Event, losing to Gunther in his final match.
Cena’s 2025 was uneven to say the least. He won the men’s Elimination Chamber match and earned a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship against Cody Rhodes. That same night, he turned heel and aligned himself with The Rock. He vowed to “destroy professional wrestling” when he captured the record 17th WWE Championship of his career at WrestleMania 41.
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Cody Rhodes and CM Punk present John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship during Saturday Night’s Main Event at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on December 13, 2025. (Rich Freeda/WWE)
He returned as a face before SummerSlam, dropping the title back to Rhodes. He briefly held the Intercontinental Championship, losing it to Dominik Mysterio at Survivor Series: WarGames. Weeks later, his career ended.
Cena swore he was done wrestling for good. But that didn’t necessarily mean he would reappear in a different capacity.
He hosts WrestleMania 42 on Saturday and Sunday nights.
This will be the first time that Cena will be back at a WWE event since his retirement.
WrestleMania Nights 1 and 2 will take place in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium for the second time in a row.
John Cena looks on during Saturday Night’s Main Event at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on December 13, 2025. (Rich Freeda/WWE)
WWE STAR KIT WILSON EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR CODY RHODES AFTER PAT MCAFEE PROMO, NO FINDING AFTER “TOXIC” MOVE
Night 1
- LA Knight, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Logan Paul, Austin Theory and IShowSpeed in a six-man tag team match
- Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre in a non-sanctioned match
- Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan in a singles match for the Women’s World Championship
- AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch in a singles match for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship
- Seth Rollins vs. Gunther in a singles match
- Nia Jax and Lash Legend (c) vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria Vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Bella and Brie Bella in a fatal four-way tag team match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship
- Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton in a singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship
Night 2
- Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar in a singles match
- Penta (c) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Rusev vs. Je’Von Evans vs. JD McDonagh vs. Dragon Lee in a ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship
- Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women’s Championship
- Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams for the Intercontinental Championship
- Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio in a singles match
- CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns in a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar face off in the ring with Triple H on Monday Night RAW at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on March 30, 2026. (Rich Wade/WWE)
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Both nights are set to begin at 6:00 PM ET and can be seen on ESPN programming.
