Overview
- WWE confirmed the retirement bout for Saturday Night’s Main Event on Dec. 13, with NXT, Raw and SmackDown talent featured and the show streaming on the company’s official YouTube channel.
- Gunther secured the spot by winning WWE’s The Last Time Is Now tournament, submitting LA Knight in the SmackDown final.
- The Ring General advanced through Je’von Evans, Carmelo Hayes and Solo Sikoa before defeating Knight for the tournament crown.
- WWE promoted Gunther’s message to Cena declaring, “You finally and definitely will give up,” intensifying pre‑match hype.
- Cena enters the finale after a year of roughly 36 dates that completed his Grand Slam with the Intercontinental Title, elevating the stakes of his sendoff.