John Cena’s Final Match: Exact Start Time and Where to Watch the WWE Farewell Live

Well, here we go. John Cena is stepping in for what WWE is promoting as his retirement match, and the opponent is no layup: Gunther. If you grew up on Cena, this is probably the last dance.

The match

WWE has slotted Cena vs. Gunther as the headliner of Saturday Night's Main Event at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., with roughly 17,000 people expected in the building. They are billing it as the 17-time world champ's farewell, capping a 26-year run that basically turned him into the face of the company for an entire era.

Given the names involved, this should draw monster numbers. I would not be surprised if the broadcast brushes up against records on star power alone.

When and how to watch

In the U.S., the show streams live on Peacock on Friday, December 13 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT. If you are tuning in from elsewhere, here are the local start times:

• US Eastern: Dec 13 - 8:00 PM ET
• US Central: Dec 13 - 7:00 PM CT
• US Mountain: Dec 13 - 6:00 PM MT
• US Pacific: Dec 13 - 5:00 PM PT
• US Alaska: Dec 13 - 4:00 PM AKST
• US Hawaii: Dec 13 - 3:00 PM HST
• GB (London): Dec 14 - 1:00 AM GMT
• Central Europe (Berlin, Paris): Dec 14 - 2:00 AM CET
• AE (Dubai): Dec 14 - 5:00 AM GST
• IN (New Delhi, Mumbai): Dec 14 - 6:30 AM IST
• CN (Beijing): Dec 14 - 9:00 AM CST
• SG (Singapore): Dec 14 - 9:00 AM SGT
• JP (Tokyo): Dec 14 - 10:00 AM JST
• AU (Sydney): Dec 14 - 11:00 AM AEDT

What to expect

Cena is coming in off a loss to Dominic Mysterio, which sets up the obvious question: do they let him ride into the sunset with a win, or does he do what he has been doing a lot in the last stretch of his career and elevate the next guy? Considering how often the Peacemaker star has chosen the latter, a pass-the-torch finish would not shock me at all, even if it means tapping to Gunther.

However it ends, the hope is the same: a proper, fitting finale for one of the all-time greats.