John Cena returns to host WrestleMania 42 months after finishing in-ring career

LAS VEGAS – John Cena vanished up his in-ring profession successful December astatine Saturday Night’s Main Event, losing to Gunther successful his final match.

Cena’s 2025 was bumpy to opportunity nan least. He won nan men’s Elimination Chamber match, earning a changeable astatine nan Undisputed WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes. On nan aforesaid night, he turned heel, aligning himself pinch The Rock. He vowed to "ruin master wrestling" arsenic he picked up nan record-breaking 17th WWE championship of his profession astatine WrestleMania 41.

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

He returned arsenic a look earlier SummerSlam, dropping nan title backmost to Rhodes. He concisely had an Intercontinental Championship run, which saw him suffer to Dominik Mysterio astatine Survivor Series: WarGames. Weeks later, his profession came to an end.

Cena vowed that he was vanished wrestling for good. But that didn’t needfully mean he was going to reappear successful a different capacity.

He will big WrestleMania 42 connected Saturday and Sunday night.

It will beryllium nan first clip that Cena will beryllium backmost astatine a WWE arena since his retirement.

WrestleMania Nights 1 and 2 will return spot successful Las Vegas astatine Allegiant Stadium for nan 2nd consecutive time.

John Cena looks connected during Saturday Night's Main Event astatine Capital One Arena successful Washington, D.C., connected Dec. 13, 2025. (Rich Freeda/WWE)

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Night 1

• LA Knight, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Logan Paul, Austin Theory and IShowSpeed successful a six-man tag squad match
• Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre successful an unsanctioned match
• Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan successful a singles lucifer for the Women’s World Championship
• AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch successful a singles lucifer for nan Women’s Intercontinental Championship
• Seth Rollins vs. Gunther successful a singles match
• Nia Jax and Lash Legend (c) vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Bella and Brie Bella successful a fatal four-way tag squad lucifer for nan Women’s Tag Team Championship
• Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton successful a singles lucifer for nan Undisputed WWE Championship

Night 2

• Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar successful a singles match
• Penta (c) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Rusev vs. Je’Von Evans vs. JD McDonagh vs. Dragon Lee successful a ladder lucifer for nan Intercontinental Championship
• Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley for nan WWE Women’s Championship
• Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams for nan Intercontinental Championship
• Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio successful a singles match
• CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns successful a singles lucifer for nan World Heavyweight Championship

Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar look disconnected successful nan ringing pinch Triple H during Monday Night RAW astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, N.Y., connected March 30, 2026. (Rich Wade/WWE)

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Both nights are group to statesman astatine 6 p.m. ET and tin beryllium seen connected ESPN programming.