John Cena to face legendary rival he is 18-3 against one last time before WWE retirement? It's not Randy Orton

The coming year will be huge for WWE. As of now, the global juggernaut will be running numerous stadium shows, Monday Night RAW will be moving to Netflix, and megastars such as The Rock and John Cena will be returning to television in some fashion.

While The Rock isn't confirmed to be appearing, John Cena is. Cena will retire in 2025, and fans are speculating whom he will wrestle in his final WWE matches. AJ Styles, who has faced Cena 21 times, can be the perfect candidate for one of his final bouts. Randy Orton is often associated with Cena, but Styles is arguably one of his greatest opponents ever.

Cena and AJ Styles put on phenomenal matches together, pun certainly intended. Shockingly, Styles won only three of those bouts, while The Cenation Leader emerged victorious on 18 occasions.

Despite his lackluster record, Styles never felt like a loser in his feud against Cena because the majority of the losses came on house shows. If one were to look at strictly broadcasted events, John Cena and AJ Styles have a record of 2-2 in WWE. For this reason alone, the two should have a tiebreaker of sorts.

Cena's last year as a pro wrestler should include a match against The Phenomenal One. The legend has limited matches left, and having a showdown with one of his greatest rivals just makes sense.

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John Cena's final WWE appearance in Toronto has been revealed

Not everything is known about John Cena's retirement from WWE. There are many dates left to be figured out, and big show announcements are still to come. What fans know is he will be appearing approximately 30-40 times, and his last-ever match will happen in December 2025.

Fans are aware that the 16-time World Champion will be appearing at the 2025 Royal Rumble and WrestleMania. Thanks to a recent update, the WWE Universe now knows where else they can expect to see the legend.

John Cena will be appearing at Elimination Chamber on Saturday, March 1. This event will be held at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The company's advertising for his appearance bills it as his "last time ever" in Toronto.

While there won't be many dry eyes in the house for Cena's retirement tour, promoting his final appearances in advance helps fans make plans to see him in action one last time.

Whether he'll be in the Men's Royal Rumble Match, competing inside the Elimination Chamber, or battling a legend like AJ Styles, Cena's time inside the ring is sadly almost up.