The date for John Cena’s last WWE match has now been confirmed as part of a new agreement to broadcast Saturday Night’s Main Event moving forward.
As announced via press release on August 20, WWE and Peacock have come to terms on a new multi-year deal that will see the streaming service continue to broadcast the specials moving forward. On top of the announcement itself, a December 13 Saturday Night’s Main Event was also confirmed, which will be the show where Cena competes in his retirement match:
STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 20, 2025 – Peacock and WWE®, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced a multi-year partnership agreement to exclusively stream the iconic Saturday Night’s Main Event series live on Peacock.
Saturday Night’s Main Event will stream in primetime exclusively on Peacock four times each year, featuring WWE’s top Superstars, rivalries, championship matches, and more.
Peacock will exclusively stream two nights of Saturday Night’s Main Events this year, with the first taking place on November 1. Additionally, Saturday Night’s Main Event on Dec. 13 will feature John Cena in his retirement match.
The WWE Network library will remain available on Peacock through the end of 2025, and NXT Premium Live Events will be available on Peacock until March 2026.
Throughout the term of the partnership, the SmackDown library will remain on Peacock on a 30-day delay and USA Network will continue as the live exclusive home of SmackDown on Friday nights.
“We’re excited to bring Saturday Night’s Main Event exclusively to Peacock beginning this fall,” said WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. “NBCU have been terrific longtime partners, and we look forward to continuing to work with them for years to come.”
“Peacock has had a wonderful relationship with the WWE and we’re excited to see it continue far into the future,” said Rick Cordella, President, NBC Sports. “Saturday Night’s Main Event is some of the most premium content the WWE produces, including John Cena’s upcoming retirement match, and it will be all live and exclusive on Peacock.”
Saturday Night’s Main Event originally premiered on NBC in 1985, and ran on the network until 1991. The popular event returned to NBCUniversal in September 2024 with a special Saturday Night’s Main Event on NBC and Peacock from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, N.Y., the site of the first-ever Saturday Night’s Main Event.
While no location was confirmed as part of the update, it has been heavily speculated that the honour will go to the TD Garden in Boston, MA, as it is close to Cena’s hometown of West Newbury. Additionally, no opponent has been determined at the time of writing.
WWE Premium Live Events will leave Peacock in 2026 as part of a new media rights deal secured between the company and ESPN to be the home of domestic content moving forward.
John Cena’s Last WWE Match Confirmed
Now that the Hollywood star’s final match is set for December 13, this also means that the highly anticipated bout will not take place on the same day as AEW Worlds End on December 27, which was previously rumoured to be the plan.
On top of Cena set to face Logan Paul at Clash in Paris on August 31, the 17-time World Champion will also headline WWE Wrestlepalooza, which will take place on September 20.
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