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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 last match.
Cena’s 2025 was eventful, to say the least. He won the men’s Elimination Chamber match, earning 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 “ruin professional wrestling” when he captured the record-breaking 17th WWE Championship of his career at WrestleMania 41.
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Cody Rhodes and CM Punk present John Cena with the WWE Undisputed 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, returning the title to Rhodes. He briefly had a run for the Intercontinental Championship, which saw him lose to Dominik Mysterio at Survivor Series: WarGames. Weeks later, his career came to an end.
Cena swore he was done with the match for good. But that didn’t necessarily mean that he would reappear in a different capacity.
He will host WrestleMania 42 on Saturday and Sunday nights.
It will be the first time that Cena returns to 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’S PROMOTION, NO ANimosity AFTER ‘TOXIC’ MOVE
Night 1
- LA Knight, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso against Logan Paul, Austin Theory and IShowSpeed in a six-man tag team match
- Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre in an unauthorized match
- Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan in a singles match for the Women’s World Championship
- AJ Lee (c) against 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) against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss against Nikki Bella and Brie Bella in a fatal four-way match for the Women’s Couples Championship
- Cody Rhodes (c) against Randy Orton in a singles match for the WWE Undisputed 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 during Monday Night RAW at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on March 30, 2026. (Rich Wade/WWE)
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Both nights will begin at 6 pm ET and can be seen on ESPN programming.
