John Cena is set to retire from in-ring competition this December. The legendary wrestler has decided to close his long and illustrious career. Earlier, the 17-time world champion Cena confirmed that he would make 36 appearances during his farewell tour. Cena’s farewell tour kicked off in January during the WWE Raw Netflix debut, where he declared his entry for the 2025 Royal Rumble. After the Royal Rumble, Cena entered the Elimination Chamber and won the men’s PLE event. After the match, Cody Rhodes appeared and then rejected The Rock’s offer to become his champion. WWE Clash in Paris 2025 Match Card: Check List of Matches To Take Place in PLE at Defense Arena.
Cena, who was celebrating with Rhodes and then attacked him following a signal by The Rock. Cena’s heel in the process for the very first time. During the WrestleMania 41 PLE, Cena defeated Cody Rhodes to win the WWE Undisputed Championship title. This helped Cena to clinch his record 17th WWE World Championship. Cena turned face ahead of the SummerSlam 2025 PLE. The 17-time World Champion lost his belt to Cody Rhodes in a rematch of WrestleMania 41 on night two of the historic SummerSlam PLE. On that note, fans can take a look at Cena’s match results so far in 2025. The article will be updated every time he faces an opponent until the final 36th time.
John Cena’s Matches So Far in 2025
| Date | Event | Match/PLE | Results |
| February 1, 2025 | Royal Rumble 2025 | Men’s Royal Rumble match | Eliminated |
| March 1, 2025 | Elimination Chamber 2025 | Men’s Elimination Chamber match | Win |
| April 20, 2025 | WrestleMania 41 (Night 2) | Undisputed title match against Cody Rhodes | Win |
| May 10, 2025 | WWE Backlash | Undisputed title match against Randy Orton | Win |
| May 24, 2025 | Saturday Night’s Main Event | non-title match against R-Truth | Win |
| June 07, 2025 | Money in the Bank 2025 | Tag Team match (with Logan Paul) against Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso | Loss |
| June 20, 2025 | WWE SmackDown | Singles match with Ron ‘R-Truth’ Killings | No Result |
| June 28, 2025 | WWE Night of Champions 2025 | Undisputed title match against CM Punk | Win |
| August 3, 2025 | WWE SummerSlam 2025 | Undisputed title match against Cody Rhodes | Loss |
| August 8, 2025 | WWE SmackDown | Segment & tag team match involving Cody Rhodes, Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre | No Result |
| August 31, 2025 | WWE Clash in Paris | Singles match against Logan Paul | Win |
Who is John Cena’s Next Opponent?
John Cena’s next opponent is yet to be confirmed; however, there are high chances of Brock Lesnar being his next opponent, given how the ‘Beast Incarnate’ attacked the 17-time world champion at SummerSlam PLE.
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John Cena’s Confirmed Dates Left in His Farewell Tour
John Cena is left with eight confirmed appearances in his farewell tour, out of which three PLE dates have been marked positive. Here are the confirmed dates where Cena will make his appearance in front of the WWE Universe.
September 5: WWE SmackDown (Chicago, IL)
September 15: WWE Raw (Lowell, Massachusetts)
September 20: WWE Wrestlepalooza (Indianapolis, Indiana)
October 11: WWE Crown Jewel: Perth (Perth, Australia)
November 29: WWE Survivor Series (San Diego, CA)
December 13: Saturday Night’s Main Event – Retirement Match
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