Overview
- John Cena closed his SmackDown run at Chicago’s Allstate Arena, the site of his 2002 blue‑brand debut.
- Sami Zayn offered an impromptu United States Title defense, which Brock Lesnar halted by attacking Zayn and Cena with multiple F‑5s.
- Lesnar confirmed a Cena vs. Lesnar match for Wrestlepalooza on September 20 in Indianapolis, which will be WWE’s first ESPN‑aired premium live event.
- WWE publicly outlined the rest of Cena’s farewell itinerary, culminating with a planned retirement event on December 13.
- AJ Lee made an on‑air return and targeted Becky Lynch, and Cena later said on Instagram that his use of a spear was a tribute to Edge.