Although there were many rumors around when the retirement of John Cena de WWE and wrestling Professional in general, today, these rumors are over.
Rumors that indicated that WWE was going to launch a new premium event for counterprogram AEW World's End 2025 at the end of December and that there was where I was going to take over dinner, but this will not be so.
► The last fight of John Cena It will be on December 13, 2025 in WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
Finally, the retirement of John Cena will take place on Saturday, December 13, 2025, with a special WWE Saturday Night's Main Event that would be carried out presumably from Boston, Massachusetts, just 50 minutes from West Newbury, Massachusetts, where John Cena was born 48 years ago. This is the official press release:
«Peacock and WWE sign a multiannual agreement to transmit exclusively live the ICÓNICA SERIE SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT
«With the most important superstars of WWE, titular fighting and much more, Saturday Night's Main Event will be transmitted in stellar schedule by Peacock four times a year.
The Saturday Night's Main Event of December 13, 2025, headed by the retirement combat of the superstar of WWE John Cena, will be broadcast live exclusively by Peacock.
Peacock will continue to host the bookstore of WWE Network until the end of 2025 and the NXT events until March 2026.
Peacock will continue to be the home of the SmackDown bookstore in deferred, while using Network will continue to be the headquarters SmackDown live exclusive on Friday nights.
STAMFORD, Conn. – August 20, 2025 – Peacock and WWE®, part of Tko Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced a multiannual association agreement to transmit exclusively the iconic Saturday Night's Main Event series live through Peacock.
Saturday Night's Main Event will be broadcast on stellar hours exclusively in Peacock four times a year, presenting the superstars most important of WWE, rivalries, titular fighting and more.
Peacock will exclusively transmit two editions by Saturday Night's Main Event this year, the first on November 1. In addition, the December 13 event will feature the retirement fight of John Cena.
The WWE Network library will remain available in Peacock until the end of 2025, and the Premium Live Events of NXT will be available in Peacock until March 2026.
During the validity of the association, the SmackDown bookstore will remain in Peacock with a 30 -day delay, while using Network will continue as the exclusive headquarters of the live broadcasts of SmackDown on Friday nights.
“We are excited to bring Saturday Night's Main Event exclusively to Peacock from this fall,” said Paul “Triple H” Mild, Chief Content of WWE. “NBCU has been an excellent partner for many years, and we hope to continue working with them for a long time.”
“Peacock has had a wonderful relationship with WWE and we are excited to continue in the future,” said Rick Cordella, president of NBC Sports. “Saturday Night's Main Event is one of the most premium contents produced by WWE, including the next retirement fight of John Cena, and everything will be live and exclusive in Peacock. “
Saturday Night's Main Event originally premiered in NBC in 1985 and was broadcast on the chain until 1991. The event returned to NBCuniversal in September 2024 with a special edition from the Nassau Venrans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island, NY, the same enclosure where the first Saturday Night's Main Event was held.
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