{"id":131986,"date":"2025-03-07T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=131986"},"modified":"2025-03-07T13:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T18:26:00","slug":"wwe-saturday-nights-main-event-returns-with-john-cena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/07\/wwe-saturday-nights-main-event-returns-with-john-cena\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event Returns With John Cena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event will return to NBC in May with John Cena promised to appear. The latest edition of the nostalgic SNME will be part of WWE&#8217;s Memorial Day weekend Tampa takeover.<\/p>\n<p>NXT Battleground will follow on Sunday 25th May. WWE Raw and NXT will complete the takeover on May 26 and 27.<\/p>\n<p>All four events will take place at the home of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/01\/27\/wwe-star-making-royal-rumble-matches\/\" target=\"_self\">1995 Royal Rumble<\/a> the Yuengling Center. The four-day of events coincides with AEW&#8217;s biggest PPV of the year Double or Nothing.<\/p>\n<p>AEW Double or Nothing takes place at the Desert Diamond Arena on May 25. This means the PPV will run at the same time as NXT Battleground.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania 41 Fallout<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">John Cena could be heading into his first appearance in Tampa in three <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">years with the WWE&#8217;s top prize around his waist. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event will be the first special event after WrestleMania 41. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/02\/the-time-is-now-why-its-the-perfect-time-for-john-cenas-heel-run\/\" target=\"_self\">The now-evil <\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cena will challenge Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/03\/wrestlemania-41-card-sees-huge-shakeup-as-title-changes-hands-on-raw\/\" target=\"_self\">WrestleMania 41<\/a> in Las Vegas <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in April<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/07\/the-boss-of-wwe-the-rock-is-the-promotions-biggest-heel\/\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;The Final Boss&#8221; The Rock&#8217;s plan to have a champion he can be proud<\/a> of comes to fruition, Cena will be in his record-breaking 17th world title reign during the Tampa takeover. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Three and four-day combo ticket packages will be available Friday, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">March 14<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">via<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ticketmaster.com<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An exclusive pre-sale opportunity will be available <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">from Wednesday, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">March 12<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT Battleground <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The entire landscape of NXT could also be different come Memorial Day weekend. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/04\/4-wwe-legends-to-appear-at-wwe-nxt-roadblock\/\" target=\"_self\">WWE NXT Roadblock<\/a> this Tuesday (<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">March 11<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">) from Madison Square Garden kicks off a busy period for the brand. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT Stand &amp; Deliver will follow the morning of WrestleMania 41 (<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">April 19<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT championships are certain to change hands during this massive morning show. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Potential post-WrestleMania main roster call-ups and rumored new signings add to the changing landscape of NXT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FULL MATCH - 1995 Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 1995\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dNCfDMRC228?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on WWE, Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event, John Cena, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Network<\/a>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The CW<\/a>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tubi<\/a>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A&amp;E<\/a>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Speed<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event will return to NBC in May with John Cena promised to appear. The latest edition of the nostalgic SNME will be part of WWE&#8217;s Memorial Day weekend Tampa takeover. NXT Battleground will follow on Sunday 25th May. WWE Raw and NXT will complete the takeover on May 26 and 27. 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