The Miz and Evans had a match after a heated moment backstage set it up earlier in the show. The A-Lister had control for the first couple of moves, but the high-flyer sent him out of the ring and hit a beautiful moonsault.

Kurt Angle has recalled John Cena's SmackDown debut by giving a heartfelt message to the WWE star on his retirement. We're not crying you are

Drew McIntyre has hilariously trolled WWE Champion Cody Rhodes following his emotional moment during John Cena's final match.

John Cena has his final opponent. After a yearlong retirement tour and a 16-man tournament to decide who he would stand across from in his finale, it is complete. Gunther will be the man who gets the chance to retire one of the legends of the industry at Saturday Night's Main Event on Dec. 13.

On the June 27, 2002 edition of WWE SmackDown, Cena made his WWE debut by answering Angle’s open challenge. When Angle asked him what quality he possessed that made him think he could wrestle Angle, Cena responded, “Ruthless Aggression,” before slapping Angle in the face to start the match.

WWE SmackDown viewership information for the December 12, 2025 episode. Programming Insider reports that WWE SmackDown on December 12 drew 1.240 million viewers on USA Network. This number is up from the 1.