WWE announces 5-time United States Champion is returning to RAW to bid goodbye

WWE is hyping up the impending return of a five-time United States Champion ahead of Monday Night RAW. John Cena's status has been made official.

The Cenation Leader has been absent since Crown Jewel, but appeared via vignette at Saturday Night's Main Event to announce the Last Time Is Now Tournament to determine his final opponent.

Any wrestler, be it from WWE or any other promotion, can enter the tournament, which will begin on the upcoming episode of RAW. There's no better time and place to kick off The Last Time Is Now Tournament than John Cena's hometown of Boston.

Damian Priest will face Rusev, while Sheamus will go up against Shinsuke Nakamura in the first two opening round matches.

In addition, John Cena himself will be present to bid goodbye in what would be his final appearance in his hometown. The company confirmed the news during the commercial break on SmackDown last night.

John Cena has a message for the WWE Universe

Ahead of Monday Night RAW, John Cena took to his X (formerly Twitter) to send a message to his fans, saying he is looking forward to the Last Time Is Now Tournament.

The Never Seen 17 called it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for every wrestler involved in what promises to be a must-see tournament.

You can check out his tweet here.

Last night on SmackDown, Nick Aldis confirmed the next two matchups in the Last Time Is Now Tournament.

Jey Uso and The Miz will face each other, while LA Knight will return to battle a mystery opponent next Friday.

Stay tuned to Sportskeeda Wrestling for further updates.

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Edited by Sidharth Sachdeva