John Cena’s final WWE Chicago appearance set

John Cena is heading to Chicago this September for his final WWE appearance in the city.

WWE announced a slate of new Raw and SmackDown dates today, confirming a couple of stops Cena will be making on his retirement tour. Cena will appear on the September 5 episode of SmackDown at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois and the Monday, September 15 episode of Raw at Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The Rosemont date is being advertised as Cena’s final appearance in Chicago. It’s expected that Cena will be back in Massachusetts this December when his final match takes place in Boston, but details of that have not been confirmed by WWE yet.

“Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena will make his final appearance in Chicago when SmackDown returns to Allstate Arena on Friday, September 5, followed by a return to his home state of Massachusetts when Raw takes place at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield on Monday, September 15,” WWE wrote.

Whether Cena will still be Undisputed WWE Champion when these shows happen remains to be seen. He has a title defense against Cody Rhodes set for SummerSlam in August.

The full list of new Raw and SmackDown dates is available below. As of now, Cena is only advertised for the Rosemont and Springfield shows. The ticket on-sale date for each event is Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m. local time.

New WWE event dates —

  • September 5: SmackDown at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois (John Cena advertised)
  • September 8: Raw at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • September 12: Smackdown at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia
  • September 15: Raw at Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts (John Cena advertised)
  • September 29: Raw at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • October 3: SmackDown at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • October 6: Raw at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
  • October 17: SmackDown at SAP Center in San Jose, California
  • October 20: Raw at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California
  • October 24: SmackDown at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona
  • November 24: Raw at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma