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John Cena Promotes WWE Raw In 2 Major US Cities, Teases Restaurant Appearance

By John Canton • Published Sep 08, 2025 16:50 EDT
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John Cena is done with his WWE SmackDown commitments and is looking forward to some upcoming Raw episodes.

The WWE SmackDown episode in Chicago was John Cena’s final appearance on the blue brand as an active wrestler, which Cena told the crowd. Cena also told the Chicago crowd that they are perhaps the best fans in WWE.

Most of the first hour of SmackDown involved Cena, who the US Champion Sami Zayn confronted. That led to Zayn defending the US Title against Cena in a great match that went over 20 minutes, but it ended as a No Contest when Brock Lesnar ruined it.

When Brock Lesnar showed up, he hit Zayn with an F5 and also hit Cena with the F5 twice. After Lesnar’s appearance, he challenged Cena to a match at Wrestlepalooza, and WWE quickly promoted it for the Wrestlepalooza card on September 20th.

John Cena Promotes Restaurant While Hyping Up Upcoming WWE Raw Appearances

While the Wrestlepalooza match with Brock Lesnar will take place in less than two weeks, John Cena is also going to appear on upcoming Raw episodes at Boston’s TD Garden on Monday, November 10. Cena will also be at Madison Square Garden in New York City one final time on Monday, November 17, as part of his farewell tour, which comes to an end this December.

To promote ticket sales for those Raw events that will likely sell out quickly due to Cena fans wanting to see him one more time, Cena wrote on X about it. Cena also teased an appearance at Boston’s Kowloon restaurant, which is a popular hangout spot for wrestlers after shows.

Due to Cena saying he will be at Kowloon’s after Raw in Boston, the restaurant might want to get more security because a lot of fans could be showing up there to see Cena in person.

Also read: John Cena’s final WWE match is expected to take place on December 13th in Washington, DC.