Former WWE champion shares big news due to John Cena’s last match

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Matthew Couden

By Matthew Couden

Contributing Writer

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When WWE superstar John Cena has his last match, it will be a significant event for many fans and individuals in the professional wrestling world. Many have watched Cena's career over the past several decades, including memorable moments and matches against other all-time greats.

A list of former opponents features many of the best in the business. Cena faced Shawn Michaels, Batista, Triple H, Randy Orton, CM Punk, The Rock, Cody Rhodes, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, and Edge, to name a few.

He announced his retirement would occur at the end of this year, and WWE announced that his final match would appear on "Saturday Night's Main Event" in Washington, D.C., but WWE has yet to reveal an opponent.

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Speculation about the final opponent has run rampant, with some of the individuals mentioned above among those that fans are calling for or suggesting. Rumors previously suggested it could be a final match against rising star Gunther.

Amid all the speculation, a former WWE champion dropped a major announcement due to the final match date for John Cena's retirement tour, which prompted them to change plans for an annual event.

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Booker T Huffman is long retired as a WWE in-ring performer, but he continues to work with the company as a commentator, specifically with WWE's NXT brand. He's also the founder of Reality of Wrestling, a promotion and training facility for professional wrestling.

Taking to his X account on Wednesday, he revealed that he and ROW officially moved their annual SubZero event to Dec. 20, "in honor of @JohnCena's final match taking place December 13th."

"Some moments in this business are bigger than any one show — and this is one of them. We want the entire wrestling world to come together to watch, reflect, and honor the greatest of all time as he takes his final bow," Booker T wrote in his X message.

Along with the message, he posted a throwback photo of himself and Cena during a staredown in the ring.

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Booker, also a former WCW star, is a two-time WWE Hall of Famer, going in first in 2013 individually and again in 2019 as part of the Harlem Heat tag team.

During his illustrious career, he achieved the WCW Championship once, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship once, and the United States Championship three times, among many other accolades.

His United States Championship pursuit and wins included Cena, whom he battled in matches for the championship several times in WWE in 2004. They famously fought in a best-of-five match series across multiple shows, with Cena claiming the championship at No Mercy.

It's clear that Booker, among many of Cena's past and present co-stars, recognizes the magnitude of the moment as everyone watches him perform in the ring for what's believed to be his final time.