John Cena loses to Gunther in final WWE match, stunning fans

John Cena failed to conquer 1 past situation arsenic his WWE in-ring vocation came to an extremity astatine Saturday Night’s Main Event successful Washington D.C.

Cena went up against Gunther, a two-time satellite heavyweight champion who earned the close to instrumentality connected Cena by winning the Last Time Is Now Tournament. Gunther wasn’t shaken by Cena’s beingness successful beforehand of the electrical sold-out assemblage that filled the Capital One Arena.

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Gunther successful enactment against John Cena during Saturday Night's Main Event astatine Capital One Arena connected Dec. 13, 2025 successful Washington D.C. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)

As soon arsenic Cena stepped successful betwixt the ropes, Gunther went to work. He battled Cena done aggregate Attitude Adjustments, including 1 done the denote table. Cena did each helium could do, but Gunther was conscionable excessively overmuch to handle.

Gunther yet enactment Cena successful a sleeper clasp and made the 17-time WWE champion pat out. The fans successful the arena were stunned arsenic boos rained connected Gunther.

After the match, WWE superstars and main contented serviceman Paul "Triple H" Levesque came down to the ringing to congratulate Cena connected an unthinkable career. Cena bowed successful the ringing and saluted the fans for each they’ve done for him implicit the past 25 years.

John Cena and Triple H look connected during Saturday Night's Main Event astatine Capital One Arena connected December 13, 2025 successful Washington D.C. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

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His status circuit this twelvemonth started astatine the Royal Rumble, wherever helium finished arsenic the runner-up successful the match.

He won the Elimination Chamber lucifer to spell up against Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship. He stunned fans with a bottommost crook that could lone draw comparisons to Hulk Hogan. The bottommost persona lone lasted a fewer months arsenic helium was backmost to the babyface fans grew to emotion and adore by the summer.

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk springiness John Cena the Undisputed WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship during Saturday Night's Main Event astatine Capital One Arena connected Dec. 13, 2025 successful Washington D.C. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

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He and Rhodes battled 1 much time for the rubric astatine SummerSlam. He besides had matches with Punk, Styles, Logan Paul, Brock Lesnar and Dominik Mysterio during the year.

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