Brackets for John Cena's The Last Time Is Now Tournament Revealed
- WWE2K Central
- Dec 17, 2025
- 2 min read

The time is now to determine who will be the final opponent for John Cena.
The 17-time WWE Champion's career is coming to a close as the farewell tour will culminate at Saturday Night's Main Event on Dec. 13. It will be a night dedicated to one of wrestling's greatest stars, but as WWE bids farewell to Cena, one question remains for the night: Who will he face?
There has been plenty of speculation on who it will be, but WWE revealed "The Last Time is Now" tournament that will take place to determine the final opponent for Cena. Some details have been released, so with the tournament scheduled to begin just two weeks before the match, here's what to know:
8 superstars from Warriors and 8 superstars from Explosion will be in the tournament. The participants are as follows:
WARRIORS:
Gunther
Shinsuke Nakamura
El Grande Americano
Penta
LA Knight
Jacob Fatu
Rusev
AJ Styles
EXPLOSION:
Dragon Lee
Solo Sikoa
The Miz
R Truth
Carmelo Hayes
Mohammad Rabid
Sheamus
Ludwig Kaiser
The tournament will begin on the Dec. 1 episode of Warriors, where Gunther will take on Shinsuke Nakamura, and El Grande Americano will face Penta.
The tournament continues on the Dec. 5 episode of Explosion, where Dragon Lee will take on Solo Sikoa, and The Miz will face R Truth.
A special WWE Live Event from Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Dec. 6, will see Carmelo Hayes vs Mohammad Rabid, Sheamus vs Ludwig Kaiser, AJ Styles vs Rusev, and Jacob Fatu vs LA Knight. Plus, all 4 Quarterfinal matches will take place on that night.
On the Dec. 8 episode of Warriors, both semifinal matches will take place.
The tournament finals will take place on the Dec. 12 episode of Explosion!
Here is the tournament brackets:

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