For John Cena, his last time is today!

From the prototype to the last real champion, the record-breaking never-seen 17 will hang up his boots – and jorts – tonight after a historic 26-year career in the crazy world of professional wrestling.

Absence makes the heart grow stronger, they say. It sure was for Cena, who was often booed, ridiculed for his five moves of doom, and on the receiving end of never-ending “Cena sucks” chants. But once he left his full-time gig as a WWE Superstar, the man from West Newbury, Massachusetts always got a thunderous ovation whenever he returned home to the ring.

And even when he finally went heel earlier this year, something that fans have clamored forever, people did not want to boo him. It was a trigger pulled too late and perhaps apart from the initial shock moment, the whole Cena goes heel experiment fell flat, so much so that Cena turned face not long after.

In 2025, Cena had a total of 36 appearances for his retirement tour, a number set by WWE. He had dedicated the whole year for WWE, but he wasn’t needed for the full 12 months. It was his most since 2018. He has wrestled at least one match for each of the 26 years he has been with the company, a record which was saved by one lone match in 2024.

But in 2025, he has wrestled 17 matches so far and has one more to go against The Ring General live tonight on Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Cena reached 100 premium live event wins this year, a record only matched – and surpassed – by The Undertaker at 107. His tally at PLEs stands at an impressive 177 matches. He holds the record for most matches on Monday Night Raw with a total of 545.

The champ has shared the ring with Dominik Mysterio, Rey Mysterio, Sheamus, Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, AJ Styles, Brock Lesnar, Sami Zayn, Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, CM Punk, R-Truth, Jey Uso, Randy Orton, Damian Priest, Seth Rollins, Roxanne Perez, Raquel Rodriguez, and Liv Morgan this year, not a bad group of people for a retirement tour.

Now, just hours away from his final match, a big angry Austrian stands in his way. Gunther has already retired Goldberg and would like nothing more to retire one of the biggest stars in the history of professional wrestling.

Cena signs off with a championship history that is unmatched: 14 time WWE champion, 3 time WWE World Heavyweight champion, 1 time WWE Intercontinental champion, 5 time WWE United States champion, 2 time WWE Tag Team champion, and 2 time WWE World Tag Team champion, plus Money In The Bank winner, and twice Royal Rumble winner.

We might not have “seen” him for several years, but tonight, the whole world will be watching.