John Cena shares a grim update ahead of his WWE retirement

John Cena shared a grim update ahead of his final WWE match. The Cenation Leader will compete in his retirement match in the main event on Saturday night on December 13th.

The 48-year-old captured the Intercontinental Championship from Dominik Mysterio last month, but his title reign was short-lived. She defended the title last Saturday night at Survivor Series against Dirty Dom in a rematch, and Liv Morgan made her surprise return from injury. Morgan hit Cena with a low blow, allowing Mysterio to capture the Intercontinental Championship for the second time.

John Cena He took to Instagram today to share an image of a clock running out with one second left, meaning the end of his career is fast approaching.

LA Knight and Gunther advanced to the Last Time is Now tournament last night WWE RAW. Knight and Gunther will face off in the finals of the tournament to determine who will face Cena in their final match on Saturday Night's Main Event later this month.

Dave Meltzer suggests that John Cena should win his last WWE match

Wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer recently claimed that WWE should book John Cena to win his retirement match following his loss to Dominik Mysterio at Survivor Series.

talking Wrestling Observer RadioMeltzer stated that he thought Cena should defeat The Ring General in Saturday Night's Main Event. He suggested that the legend he shouldn't lose his last two games in the promotion.

“I think John has to beat Gunther now. Because he shouldn't go out losing two in a row. If he lost here, it's really (…) I don't know what's going to happen in that match, but for me, if John were to lose here, he should beat Gunther, if it's Gunther. They can always change. I mean, they can't always, but they haven't always shown it.”

John Cena won the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41 before losing it again to Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam 2025 earlier this year. It will be interesting to see what the company has in store for the veteran's retirement match in Saturday night's main event.