John Cena has a date for his ultimate match. Cena’s farewell tour involves an finish on Dec. 13 as WWE Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion hosts his skilled wrestling retirement.

NBC confirmed the information following an announcement that Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion will stream solely on Peacock. Final yr, WWE struck a deal to air quarterly primetime specials on NBC and Peacock. The unique transfer to Peacock follows information that ESPN will change into WWE’s unique dwelling for pay-per-views beginning with the newly introduced Wrestlepalooza occasion on Sept. 20. 

“Peacock has had an exquisite relationship with the WWE and we’re excited to see it proceed far into the longer term,” stated NBC Sports activities president Rick Cordella. “Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion is a few of the most premium content material the WWE produces, together with John Cena’s upcoming retirement match, and it is going to be all stay and unique on Peacock.” 

There aren’t any additional particulars about Cena’s retirement match. There’s hypothesis that the occasion will happen in or round Boston, however WWE has not confirmed it. Boston could be a becoming selection for Cena’s swan tune, an hour drive from his birthplace, New Westbury, Massachusetts.

Cena entered 2025 realizing it will be his final yr as an in-ring performer. The farewell tour has featured quite a few memorable moments: his stunning heel flip at Elimination Chamber, profitable a file seventeenth world title at WrestleMania 41, and being sufferer to Brock Lesnar’s shock return at SummerSlam. 

Cena’s subsequent main singles match is a high-profile collision with Logan Paul, set for Conflict in Paris on Aug. 31.