Dolph Ziggler imagines Gauntlet match for John Cena’s farewell in WWE

Overview

• John Cena is set to retire at the end of 2025.
• Dolph Ziggler imagines a Gauntlet-style match involving The Rock.
• Ziggler is one of Cena’s long-time rivals.

John Cena is set to retire at the end of 2025, and talk has already started about how his final WWE match should look. On a recent edition of the Off The Ropes podcast, Jonathan Coachman suggested that Cena’s last bout could be a Gauntlet-style match against six or seven wrestlers.

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The idea caught the attention of one of Cena’s long-time rivals, Dolph Ziggler. He supported the plan and even said that NXT stars should be involved.

"That's a really great idea because there is so many people in his past. And then it opens the door to like, you get a rub. So, like, you get an Oba Femi, comes out, wooo, we're putting over NXT. This goes in the record books. Bron Breakker comes out, he [John Cena] eats a spear, barely kicks out, and he gets a roll up on him. Oh, who's coming out next? Then you get Seth Rollins with his group all around the ring, and then someone saves him," he said.

Ziggler imagines a last battle between The Rock and John Cena

Ziggler’s vision for the match went further. He imagined shocking entrances from big names, ending with one last dream clash.

"They break down, then you get Carmelo Hayes, [who] comes out. You're like, 'What?' Then Randy's music. Hell, Brock's music hits. Just, 'What the hell?' And then finally, you get one last holy sh*t moment and everybody loses it. And maybe it's Rock. And he walks down and he walks out. He's got the vest on, he's not even ready to wrestle, and then he like points or he says, 'One more time, right now. Ring the bell,'" Ziggler said.

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Cena’s farewell match is expected to take place in December 2025.