List of all John Cena's WWE appearances in 2025 so far
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‘The Cenation Leader’ created history at WrestleMania 41!
‘The Cenation Leader’ John Cena created history on April 20 at WrestleMania 41 as he pinned Cody Rhodes to become the new Undisputed WWE Champion. The win saw him break the tie with Ric Flair and become the one and only 17-time World Champion.
Cena is currently on his farewell tour, which kicked off in January with Raw’s Netflix debut. He is set to retire at the end of 2025. In his return, Cena revealed his desire to win the 17th title, which he has now acquired; however, he has also, for the first time in his WWE career, joined the dark side.
To everyone’s surprise, Cena sold his soul to The Rock and attacked Cody Rhodes after winning the men’s Elimination Chamber match at the namesake PLE in March. Cena has been unhinged since turning heel, blasting the fans for mistreating him and being unapologetic in his promo.
In his appearance on Raw after Mania (April 21), Cena reminded everyone that he has 36 dates on his contract and counted off the cities, and the number drops until it reaches 0. He explained that these aren’t matches, but appearances, stating that when the number reaches zero, he’s done and will take the title with him.
Here we take a look at Cena’s appearance so far in 2025, The article will be updated every time the Cenation Leader makes an appearance until the final 36th time.
John Cena’s appearances in 2025
| S. No. | Date | Event | Match/Segment |
| 01. | January 06, 2025 | WWE Raw Netflix debut (Inglewood, California) | Segment |
| 02. | February 1, 2025 | Royal Rumble 2025(Indianapolis, Indiana) | Men’s Royal Rumble match |
| 03. | March 1, 2025 | Elimination Chamber 2025 (Toronto, Canada) | Men’s Elimination Chamber match |
| 04. | March 17, 2025 | WWE Raw (Brussels, Belgium) | Segment with Cody Rhodes |
| 05. | March 24, 2025 | WWE Raw (Glasgow, Scotland) | Segment with Cody Rhodes |
| 06. | March 31, 2025 | WWE Raw (London, England) | Segment with Cody Rhodes |
| 07. | April 18, 2025 | WWE SmackDown (Las Vegas, Nevada) | Segment with Cody Rhodes |
| 08. | April 20, 2025 | WrestleMania 41 (Night Two) | Undisputed title match against Cody Rhodes |
| 09. | April 21, 2025 | WWE Raw (Las Vegas, Nevada) | Segment |
| 10. | April 25, 2025 | WWE SmackDown (Fort Worth, Texas) | Segment with Randy Orton |
| 11. | May 09, 2025 | WWE SmackDown (Dayton, Ohio) | Segment |
| 12. | May 10, 2025 | WWE Backlash (St. Louis, Missouri) | Undisputed title match against Randy Orton |
| 13. | May 24, 2025 | Saturday Night’s Main Event (Tampa, Florida) | non-title match against R-Truth |
| 14. | May 30, 2025 | WWE SmackDown (Knoxville, Tennessee) | Segment alognside Logan Paul with Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso |
| 15. | June 6, 2025 | WWE SmackDown (Bakersfield, California) | Segment alongside Logan Paul with Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso |
| 16. | June 07, 2025 | Money in the Bank 2025(Inglewood, California) | Tag Team match (with Logan Paul) against Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso |
| 17. | June 09, 2025 | WWE Raw(Phoenix, Arizona) | Segment with CM Punk |
| 18. | June 13, 2025 | WWE SmackDown (Lexington, Kentucky) | Segment with Cody Rhodes, R-Truth & CM Punk |
| 19. | June 20, 2025 | WWE SmackDown(Grand Rapids, Michigan) | Singles match with Ron ‘R-Truth’ Killings |
| 20. | June 27, 2025 | WWE SmackDown (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) | Segment with CM Punk |
| 21. | June 28, 2025 | WWE Night of Champions 2025 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) | Undisputed title match against CM Punk |
| 22. | July 18, 2025 | WWE SmackDown (San Antonio, Texas) | SummerSlam match Contract signing with Cody Rhodes |
| 23. | August 1, 2025 | WWE SmackDown (Newark, New Jersey) | Segment with Cody Rhodes |
| 24. | August 3, 2025 | WWE SummerSlam 2025 (East Rutherford, New Jersey) | Undisputed title match against Cody Rhodes |
| 25. | August 8, 2025 | WWE SmackDown(Montreal, Quebec) | Segment & tag team match involving Cody Rhodes, Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre |
| 26. | August 22, 2025 | WWE SmackDown(Dublin, Ireland) | Segment with Logan Paul |
| 27. | August 29, 2025 | WWE SmackDown(Lyon, France) | Segment with Logan Paul |
| 28. | August 31, 2025 | Clash in Paris(Paris, France) | Singles match with Logan Paul |
| 29. | September 5, 2025 (Final SmackDown appearance) | WWE SmackDown(Chicago, Illinois) | US title match with Sami Zayn |
| 30. | September 15, 2025 | WWE Raw(Springfield, Massachusetts) | Promo hyping up Wrestlepalooza |
| 31. | September 20, 2025 | Wrestlepalooza 2025(Indianapolis, Indiana) | Singles match with Brock Lesnar |
| 32. | October 11, 2025 | Crown Jewel 2025 (Perth, Australia) | Singles match with AJ Styles |
| 33. | November 10, 2025 | WWE RAW (Boston, Massachusetts) | IC title win over Domink Mysterio |
| 34. | IC title win over Dominik Mysterio | WWE Raw(New York, New York) | Tag team match against The Judgment Day alongside Sheamus & Rey Mysterio |
| 35. | November 29, 2025(Final career PLE) | Survivor Series 2025(San Diego, California) | IC title defense against Dominik Mysterio |
| 36. | December 13 | Saturday Night’s Main Event | Retirement match |
As mentioned earlier, Raw’s Netflix debut was Cena’s first appearance, while the appearance at the November 17 episode of Raw was his most recent one. There are only two dates left before the ‘Greatest of All Time’ hangs up his wrestling boots
What are your favorite moments from John Cena’s farewell tour so far? Which superstars do you want him to face before his retirement? Let us know your opinions in the comments section.
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