John Cena Reveals Why His Last WWE Event Won’t Be a Tribute

WWE is gearing up for the much-hyped John Cena retirement match on December 13. As the days tick down to that historic match against GUNTHER, fans have to wonder what to expect from the Greatest of All Time.

John Cena recently outlined what fans can expect from his final WWE event, Saturday Night’s Main Event will include a ton of NXT talent, which was a promise Cena made about the card.

During an interview on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, John Cena said he did not want the show to be built around a career tribute. Instead, he pitched a format centered on WWE’s future.

“I would love for it to be rather than just a tribute show. I want it to be a look ahead,”

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Cena said tribute specials often land in a space that does not satisfy anyone. “No one’s ever gonna be like, nailed it,” he remarked.

John Cena confirmed that the event will feature exhibition matches with talent from the main roster and NXT. A couple of those matches will include main roster champions against NXT talent. These matches will not follow current storylines and are designed to create matchups that would not normally appear on weekly programming.

“We’re going to get big WWE superstars so they can say they were on the card in non canon exhibition matches against the best and brightest we got NXT.”

He said the idea is to give space for the next wave of WWE talent. “That’s how I want to go out… give somebody that boot in The butt that like, Yo, this is what the noise sounds like,” Cena said. “Put your business card down.”

When asked if he had thought about the structure of his final match, John Cena said he has not mapped out a plan. We will have to see how it all turns out when everything gets put together.

“I don’t know who I’m facing, so not really. You got to define your why very quickly… we might even have to define our why in action.”

John Cena said the “retiring the greatest of all time” idea can carry a match on its own, but he hopes there is room for more story. “Whether Gunther or LA Knight has another thing about like, hey man, this happened between us… that’s an important piece of the foundation,” Cena explained.

Then, John Cena confirmed that December 13 will mark the end of his in-ring career. There won’t be another match after that.

“I’ll have my last in ring performance. That is for certain. I’m not doing anything after that.”

John Cena versus GUNTHER was the match since WWE started this idea of a tournament for his final contest. GUNTHER is, after all, someone that WWE views as a massive name to put stock in, which is also why they have him Goldberg’s final match.

Only time will tell if John Cena comes back for an appearance for WWE in the future. He won’t wrestle again, and with his Hollywood career, he doesn’t need to. We just know that Saturday Night’s Main Event will be a historic show, and Ringside News will have full coverage.