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John Cena's Final Match Results (Saturday Night's Main Event)


John Cena's Final Match is streaming live from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. as part of Saturday Night's Main Event. This page will be updated with results throughout the night.

After 26 years, over 650 Make-A-Wish visits, and a record 17 world championship reigns, John Cena steps into the ring for the final time tonight.

Saturday Night's Main Event Results

WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defeats NXT Champion Oba Femi by disqualification when Drew McIntyre interfered and attacked Cody

The opening minutes saw both competitors feeling each other out before Femi seized control with a devastating Irish Curse backbreaker. When Cody attempted a slam after being launched across the ring, he couldn’t muster the strength, allowing Femi to continue his assault.

The tide turned when Cody sidestepped a charging Femi, sending him crashing into the ring post. A Cody Cutter followed, though Femi kicked out. Rhodes used his quickness to mount offense, but Femi halted his momentum with a thunderous spinebuster. The action spilled outside where Femi launched Cody over the announce desk with a vicious uppercut, leaving the champion bleeding near his ear.

Cody battled back with a top-rope cutter, but again Femi survived. Drew McIntyre then stormed the ring and attacked Cody, triggering a disqualification. When Femi shoved McIntyre down, Cody connected with a cutter before Femi planted the Scotsman with a chokeslam. With the ring cleared, Cody raised Femi’s hand as the two held each other’s championships aloft.

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Sol Ruca defeated Bayley by pinfall.

The finish came when Bayley attempted a victory roll for a near fall, but Sol Ruca reversed it for the pinfall victory. After the match, Sol offered her hand and Bayley shook it, with everyone raising their hands in the ring.

Bayley nearly won when she countered the Sol Snatcher with a Rose Plant, but she rolled up Ruca too far, allowing the NXT standout to get her foot on the ropes. The finish came quickly after that — Sol got her knees up to counter a big elbow attempt from Bayley, hit the Sol Snatcher on her second attempt, and then countered a Bayley pin with a rollup of her own for the victory.

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AJ Styles & Dragon Lee (c) defeated Je’Von Evans & Leon Slater

Evans and Slater went right after Styles and Lee with superkicks, followed by dives to the outside. Back in the ring, Evans went for an early victory with a frog splash, but Lee kicked out. Lee came back with a sit-down powerbomb and tagged out to Styles.

After all four men battled on the outside, Lee was sent into the ring post. Back in the ring, Evans hit the OG Cutter on Styles, and Slater delivered a Swanton 450, but Lee was able to break up the pin attempt.

After Lee took out Evans on the outside with a dive, Styles went for the Phenomenal Forearm but slipped on the top rope. Slater came off the top rope, but Styles caught him and delivered the Styles Clash to pick up the win.

All four men did John Cena’s salute after the match.

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Gunther defeated John Cena via submission in Cena’s final match

During his entrance, Cena embraced several wrestlers at ringside, including Trish Stratus, Sami Zayn, Rob Van Dam, Kurt Angle, Mark Henry, Booker T, Elias, and Kevin Owens.

Gunther gained the early advantage, drawing chants of “asshole” and “f*ck you, Gunther” from the crowd. After a few minutes, Cena was able to build momentum with his signature offense. However, when Cena went for the AA, Gunther countered with a German suplex. Cena came back with the STF, but Gunther escaped.

Gunther regained the advantage with a powerbomb. He then took down Cena with multiple lariats, prompting the crowd to start a “Super Cena” chant. Cena mounted a comeback with another series of signature moves, followed by the AA, but Gunther kicked out.

After the fight spilled to the outside, Gunther set up the steel steps by the announce desk. Gunther went for a powerbomb, but Cena countered with an AA through the table. Cena got Gunther back in the ring and went for a cover, but Gunther kicked out.

Cena delivered a top-rope leg drop, but Gunther kicked out again. Cena led the crowd in one last “You Can’t See Me,” but Gunther popped up with a big boot. Gunther delivered a powerbomb, but Cena kicked out. Gunther then went up top, but Cena caught him and delivered a Super AA—yet Gunther kicked out once again.

After they traded blows, Gunther hit another powerbomb followed by a frog splash, but Cena was still able to kick out. Gunther applied another sleeper, and Cena kept trying to fight out but began to lose strength. Cena momentarily escaped, but Gunther reapplied the sleeper. Cena escaped again and hit another AA, but Gunther once again kicked out. Gunther immediately applied the sleeper again. The crowd chanted “Don’t give up” as Cena’s hand dropped twice but stayed up on the third attempt. However, Gunther reapplied the sleeper once again, and Cena finally tapped out.

End of an era. John Cena goes out putting over Gunther in his final match, tapping out to the sleeper hold. Thank you, Cena.

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