John Cena Has 25 WWE Appearances Left Before Retiring

John Cena has 25 appearances left.

John Cena is scheduled to retire from in-ring competition this December, officially bringing his wrestling career to a close. Earlier this year, it was revealed that he would make 36 appearances during his farewell tour.

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He is now down to 25 appearances after closing the May 9th episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, where he took out a Randy Orton doppelganger, before being taken out with an RKO by the man he will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against at WWE Backlash.

Completed Appearances

  • January 4: WWE Raw Netflix Debut (Los Angeles, CA)
  • February 1: WWE Royal Rumble (Indianapolis, IN)
  • March 1: WWE Elimination Chamber (Toronto, ON)
  • March 17: WWE Raw (Brussels, Belgium)
  • March 24: WWE Raw (Glasgow, Scotland)
  • March 31: WWE Raw (London, UK)
  • April 18: WWE SmackDown (Las Vegas, NV)
  • April 20: WWE WrestleMania 41 Sunday (Las Vegas, NV)
  • April 21: WWE Raw (Las Vegas, NV)
  • April 25: WWE SmackDown (Fort Worth, TX)
  • May 9: WWE SmackDown (Dayton, OH)

Confirmed Upcoming Appearances

  • May 10: WWE Backlash (St. Louis, MO)
  • May 24: WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (Tampa, FL)
  • May 30: WWE SmackDown (Knoxville, TN)
  • October: WWE in Perth (including WWE Crown Jewel: Perth)

Fightful will provide more details on Cena's schedule when it is known.

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