Overview
- At Saturday Night’s Main Event in Washington, D.C., Cena ended his career by submitting to GUNTHER’s sleeper/rear‑naked choke, his first submission loss since 2004.
- Fans at Capital One Arena booed WWE leadership during the post-match tribute and chanted “AEW,” prompting Triple H to defend the decision as honoring industry tradition.
- On Raw, GUNTHER opened the show to loud jeers and taunted that he “made John Cena give up” and that Cena “tapped out like a little b***h,” before being sent home by Adam Pearce.
- Cena has signed a new five-year deal with WWE focused on ambassadorship and mentorship, reaffirming in recent interviews that he will not wrestle again.
- Peers and celebrities flooded him with tributes as CM Punk and Cody Rhodes placed their titles on him in-ring, and Cena posted a quiet Instagram farewell photo of his gear left in the ring.