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We are coming in hot on a Monday evening as MrTeshk fires up the Twitch stream for RAW, and the timing could not be better. What you are reading right now is our MrTeshk heavy, fully loaded, Cena Send Off Farewell Special Edition of Straight Shoot Unfiltered. No holding back. No skipping beats. Just a full breakdown of a weekend that will live in WWE history.

Saturday Night’s Main Event was not just another special. It was a line in the sand. John Cena’s final match, a decisive and emotional ending, and a clear signal that WWE is officially handing the keys to the next generation. Gunther did not just win. He closed a chapter. Oba Femi stood eye to eye with the face of the company. Sol Ruca, Je’Von Evans, and Leon Slater looked ready for bigger stages. Legacy met future, and neither blinked.

As promised, the memes are back. The internet did what it always does when history happens, and we leaned into it. Laughter, emotion, debate, and nostalgia all collided this weekend, and the memes tell that story just as loudly as the matches did.

Now the spotlight shifts to tonight. RAW has the job of unpacking everything. The Cena aftermath. The Gunther gravity. The ripple effects across every division. MrTeshk is live (Twitch - click the link to tune in), the chat is rolling, and we cannot wait to see how WWE handles the first steps forward after closing one of the most iconic careers of all time.

Thank you for being here with us on a massive night. Settle in, enjoy the farewell, enjoy the chaos, and let us ride this next chapter together.

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Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
Saturday, December 13, 2025

Saturday Night’s Main Event has quietly become one of WWE’s most important special formats, and this edition proved exactly why. The fifth SNME of 2025 and the sixth since the concept returned felt bigger than a standard TV special, yet more intimate than a stadium PLE. In the United States it streamed on Peacock, in Canada it aired free on WWE’s YouTube, and from the very first camera pan it carried unmistakable “big night” energy.

Cena hand waves filled the building. Signs stretched from the floor to the rafters. Legends sat ringside. Fans of every generation understood what this night represented. This was not just another card. This was legacy meeting the future, and WWE treated it that way from start to finish.

🎥 Opening Presentation
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The opening presentation set the tone perfectly. A packed Capital One Arena. A loud, emotionally invested crowd. Shots of WWE legends and familiar faces in attendance. The camera lingered on children in Cena shirts and adults who grew up with him, all doing the same hand gesture.

This was framed as more than a wrestling show. It was framed as a moment. A celebration of what has been, and a test of what comes next. Everything that followed stayed true to that theme.

⭐️ Cody Rhodes vs Oba Femi
Champion vs Champion. Non-title
Winner: Cody Rhodes by disqualification
Match Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️¼

Oba Femi walked into this match like he belonged in the main event spotlight immediately. No nerves. No easing in. Heavy offense early, long stretches of control, and a physical presence that forced Cody Rhodes to work instead of perform.

Cody responded the way only Cody can. He found rhythm through adversity. The powerslam landed. The Cody Cutter connected. That familiar pacing kicked in, where the crowd slowly rises with him and starts to believe the momentum shift is coming.

Then the match took a hard turn. Drew McIntyre stormed the ring and detonated the contest, forcing a disqualification.

The finish worked. Oba stayed protected. Cody stayed furious. The visual of Cody bleeding near the ear sold an important point. Oba Femi is not just strong. He can hurt anyone. That matters at this level.

The moment after the bell said even more. Oba did not fade into the background. He got in Drew’s face, shoved him down, and stood tall alongside Cody. For a brief moment, it felt intentional. Like a message.

Oba Femi is not waiting his turn. He is already here.

⭐️ Sol Ruca vs Bayley
Singles Match
Winner: Sol Ruca
Match Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️¼

This was not a highlight reel match. It was a test, and both women understood the assignment.

Sol Ruca’s athleticism is undeniable. The balance, the handstand movement, the confidence in the air. But Bayley did what elite veterans do best. She made every move matter. She punished mistakes, slowed the pace, and forced Sol to earn every near-fall.

This was not Sol doing moves. This was Sol taking risks and Bayley making her pay when those risks did not land cleanly. The near-falls felt earned, not rushed.

Sol found the opening with a smart counter and secured the win without making Bayley look weak. Bayley bumped hard, elevated the moment, and helped Sol look like someone ready for bigger stages.

The post-match handshake, followed by the Cena salute from all four women, was a perfect tonal bridge between legacy and the future.

⭐️ AJ Styles and Dragon Lee vs Je’Von Evans and Leon Slater
Non-title
Winners: AJ Styles and Dragon Lee
Match Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

This match was pure speed.

Je’Von Evans and Leon Slater came out like they had something to prove, and they did not waste a second. Rapid tags, dives, near-falls, and a pace that immediately pulled the crowd in. The idea that these two 21-year-olds belong in big spotlight moments felt believable within seconds.

Styles and Lee played the role of composed veterans perfectly. They weathered the storm, stayed disciplined, and closed the match when the opening presented itself.

Short match, but extremely effective. Give this pairing more time and the ceiling becomes obvious. Evans and Slater looked like stars in progress. Styles and Lee continue to feel like champions who elevate everyone they face.

The continued use of the Cena salute throughout the night kept the emotional through-line intact.

🎤 The Miz Segment
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Quick, fun, and exactly what it needed to be.

The Miz tried to insert himself into Cena history. R-Truth brought his signature chaos. Joe Hendry got his “say his name” moment on a major stage. The crowd stayed hot, the segment did not overstay its welcome, and it kept the energy moving toward the main event.

🔥 MAIN EVENT
John Cena vs Gunther
Winner: Gunther by submission
Match Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

This was the match people came to feel.

Gunther did not approach this as a respectful dream match. He approached it as a hunt. Cold, methodical, and focused on one goal. Break John Cena and force him to give up.

Cena’s comebacks hit like memories flooding back in real time. The shoulder tackles. The slam. The Five Knuckle Shuffle. Multiple moments where the crowd genuinely believed they might see one last miracle.

But the story stayed honest.

Gunther did not steal the win. He fulfilled his promise. Submission in the center of the ring. No shortcuts. No escape.

The reaction online was always going to be divided. If Cena won, people would complain he did not put the next generation over. If Cena lost, people would complain it was not a fairy tale ending.

None of that matters.

What matters is this. John Cena went out on his terms. Gunther became the man who ended the career. Both legacies grew because of it.

The post-match atmosphere was heavy in the best possible way. Titles in the ring. Respect from every direction. No rush to cut away. The closing video package landed hard, reminding everyone what this run really was. Long. Loud. Iconic. Positive.

Cena leaving the gear behind and saluting his way out is an image that will live forever.

⏱️ Runtime
2 hours, 18 minutes

🌟 Star Rankings
🥇 John Cena

That is it. That is the list.

✅ Final Thoughts
Final Score: 8 out of 10

This show understood the assignment.

The undercard showcased the future through Oba Femi, Sol Ruca, Je’Von Evans, and Leon Slater. The main event delivered a farewell that felt worthy of John Cena’s legacy.

You do not have to love the finish to respect it. Cena’s career is not defined by one result. It is defined by two decades of work, impact, and genuine connection with the audience.

This was not just a goodbye.
It was a thank you.

Word life.

By MrTeshk

This past week felt like a real page turn. John Cena closed the book. The next wave did not knock, it kicked the door in. Here are the five moments that defined the week.

1️⃣ John Cena’s Final Match: A Career Sealed in History ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saturday Night’s Main Event belonged to Cena. Gunther made it physical, but Cena made it emotional. Nearly 24 minutes, then the tap out, and the message was clear. This was not about losing. This was about legacy. The ovation, the sendoff, the final salute, WWE gave him the exit only icons earn.

2️⃣ Oba Femi Goes Eye to Eye with the Face of WWE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
Oba Femi looked like a main eventer all week. From NXT to SNME, he carried himself like the future is already here. The Cody Rhodes confrontation was the loudest signal yet. WWE is not teasing. They are investing.

3️⃣ Bron Breakker Crosses the Line on RAW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
This is where a feud becomes personal. Breakker did not just call Punk out, he detonated the entire story with one line too far. January 5 stopped feeling like another title match and started feeling like something dangerous. Bron sounded like a champion who is done waiting.

4️⃣ Ilja Dragunov vs Tommaso Ciampa Steals SmackDown ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️¼
While Cena owned the headlines, Ilja and Ciampa owned the ring. Brutal, emotional, and story heavy. Dragunov sold like a man fighting through a car crash. Ciampa targeted that knee like a villain with a plan. This was elite weekly TV wrestling, the kind you tell people to go watch.

5️⃣ Je’Von Evans Pushes Oba Femi to the Limit on NXT ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Evans lost, but he arrived. The near falls had the building believing, and the pace never dipped. This felt like a preview of WWE’s next decade. Oba retained, but Je’Von gained the one thing that matters most. Legitimacy.

Final Take
This was a week about transition. Cena said goodbye. The next generation stepped forward with confidence, heat, and real main event energy. WWE is not just moving on. It is evolving.

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This was never going to be a clean or perfectly organized reflection on John Cena’s career.

It was never meant to be a list. It was never meant to be a ranking. And it was never meant to rewrite history or pretend that emotions did not exist where they very clearly did. This is simply a moment, taken on the morning of John Cena’s final match, to look back honestly at a career that shaped professional wrestling in ways that cannot be denied, even by someone who never truly connected with him as a fan.

And that part matters.

Because from day one, I was never a John Cena guy.

There was a long stretch where the dominance of the Cena era actively pushed me away from wrestling altogether. The storytelling felt heavy handed. The outcomes felt predetermined. The Super Cena era was not just frustrating, it was exhausting. For years, WWE felt like it revolved around one man to the detriment of everyone else, and as a fan, that disconnect was real enough that I stepped away entirely.

That is the truth. And it deserves to be said.

But here is the other truth, the one that matters just as much.

You can dislike the booking.
You can hate the creative direction.
You can resent the era.

And still recognize greatness.

When Cena announced his retirement plan in 2024, the wrestling world did what it always does. It speculated. It doubted. It assumed retirement was just another way of saying see you later. Wrestling history has trained fans to be skeptical.

But Cena feels different.

Not because he says the right things, but because he does not need this business anymore.

John Cena is not retiring because his body failed him or because the phone stopped ringing. He is retiring because he built a life outside of wrestling that thrives without it. Acting. Hosting. Commercial work. Mainstream visibility. He does not need a nostalgia payday, and that alone separates him from so many others who circle back for one more run.

If he says he is done, I believe him.

It is also easy to forget just how undeniable Cena was early on. When he debuted in 2002 against Kurt Angle, there was something there immediately. Not polish, but potential. Confidence. Presence. And most importantly, the ability to speak.

While others from that era were physical marvels, Cena connected verbally in a way few could. Basic Thuganomics was not just a gimmick, it was a bridge. It allowed him to reach audiences authentically at the time and laid the groundwork for everything that followed, even when that version of Cena eventually gave way to something far more corporate and controlled.

That is where the divide happened.

For many fans, myself included, the mid to late 2000s presentation became a barrier. Losses stopped meaning anything. Adversity felt temporary. WWE leaned so hard into positioning him as the ultimate hero that it stripped stories of tension.

But here is the part that deserves respect. Cena did not coast.

He worked relentlessly.

He carried the company through transitions, ratings shifts, changing audiences, and internal resets. He showed up when others did not. He wrestled through injuries. He handled media obligations. He represented WWE in rooms most wrestlers never enter.

Hustle, Loyalty, Respect may have been a slogan, but it was also a standard he lived by.

That matters.

There is an entire generation of fans whose first hero was John Cena. Whether you connected with that or not, the impact is undeniable. His Make A Wish work alone stands as one of the most meaningful contributions any wrestler has ever made outside the ring. That is not marketing. That is legacy.

When you strip away booking debates and internet discourse, what remains is a performer who left the business better than he found it. That is the ultimate measuring stick.

The irony is that some of Cena’s best in ring work came later, when he no longer needed to be the guy. His matches with CM Punk, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, and others showed a more vulnerable and adaptable performer. Those matches mattered. They changed perceptions.

Not every creative decision landed. The Nexus loss at SummerSlam 2010 remains a scar. WrestleMania 34 should have been a classic. And yes, there were moments where his influence shaped outcomes that did not serve the bigger picture.

But no career spanning two decades is clean.

And few careers carried the weight that his did.

The late career heel turn will always be debated. Some loved the shock. Others felt it betrayed what a farewell year should be. Personally, I did not need it. Celebration would have been enough.

Still, moments matter. And history does not erase complexity.

So is John Cena the greatest of all time?

That depends on how you define it.

Greatest worker? Maybe not.
Greatest talker? He is in the conversation.
Greatest draw? Longevity puts him near the top.
Greatest embodiment of what WWE wants a superstar to be? That is where his case is strongest.

John Cena did not just succeed in WWE. He became WWE.

And even as someone who pushed back against his era, stepped away because of it, and never fully embraced him as my guy, I can say this without hesitation.

John Cena earned the respect he receives.

Not because everyone loved him, but because he endured long enough, worked hard enough, and gave enough that the business is undeniably better because he was part of it.

That is not fandom.

That is acknowledgment.

Congratulations to John Cena on a career that reshaped professional wrestling, inside the ring, outside of it, and everywhere in between.

Word life.

Be Good People🤘
mr.teshk

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